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I suppose many scientists would argue that the majority of humanities
journals are full of failed experiments :-)
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> From: Chuck Palson
> Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:21 pm
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>
>
> Robin Faichney wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 16 May 2000, Vincent Campbell wrote:
> > >...why did the Incas continue to devestate essential resources for
> > >decorative purposes, assuming at some point they would have recognised
> this?
> >
> > Same reason we currently exploit natural resources as if we couldn't see
> > beyond the tip of our collective metaphorical nose: these are all
> "failed
> > experiments", so don't count! :-)
>
> Just in case you are serious, they DO count. Science learns all the time
> by its
> failed experiments. It is interesting, though, that in spite of the fact
> that
> much is learned, there is no journal of failed experiments. There should
> be,
> though.
>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Robin Faichney
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