John Edser  wrote:

> JW:-
> Larry is conceited only, so far as I can tell, in that he is so damned
> often *right* (there Larry, I said it publicly). His appeals to
> authorities (plural) are appeals to the standard references in science,
> or to current solid research. I don't always agree with him, but I have
> to think hard when I don't.
> 
> Please let us know how one can do science without citing anyone or using
> the results of other people's research. I'm just a philosophy graduate,
> so it may turn out interesting...
> 
> JE:-
> Just read Darwin.
> 
What does that mean, John? If you read Darwin, and in particular if you
read his "big species book" or his published papers, you find he
constantly cites people and uses their results. He did his own research,
but even then and even he could not do it without reading and using
other people's work. Nobody since Buffon has, and even he used and
readothers.
-- 
John Wilkins
john_SPAM{at}wilkins.id.au   http://www.wilkins.id.au
"Men mark it when they hit, but do not mark it when they miss" 
                                               - Francis Bacon
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