making data

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 15 2000 - 16:03:06 GMT

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    On 11/15/00 09:54, Gatherer, D. (Derek) said this-

    >Pattern recognition in cleaned data sets is a fundamental
    >basis of many sciences.

    Yes, it certainly is. But 'cleaned' with what filter? There is an basic
    honesty of purpose to most sciences that is absent in astrology and other
    pseudosciences.

    One man's clean is an empty bathtub, to complete the baby in its
    bathwater analogy.

    - Wade

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