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Vincent Campbell wrote:
> I suppose many scientists would argue that the majority of humanities
> journals are full of failed experiments :-)
DRAT!!! Proven wrong again!!
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: Chuck Palson
> > Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:21 pm
> > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> > Subject: Re: A response
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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