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Posted by Els on 03/06/06 17:22
Travis Newbury wrote:
> Els wrote:
>>> Sorry dorayme, I disagee. If both you and I can take the same fact,
>>> and use a different analogy to help someone see a fact the way we want
>>> them to see it, then how does that help?
>>> A fact is a fact. One does not need to explain it using something
>>> completely unrelated.
>> You mean, you've never tried to explain a fact to anyone?
>> You never said "it's like...." and then had a reply like "Ah! Now I
>> see what you mean!" ?
>
> No, I am saying that someone's "understanding" of a fact can be swayed
> via an analogy. which is why they don't allow them in court.
Sorry, missed the 'allowed in court' bit in the above discussion.
I thought Barbara just used a valuable analogy to explain her opinion
on the logic of the box model.
(and I don't think there's anything wrong or stupid about swaying
someone's understanding of the box model in the direction of logic ;-)
)
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Els http://locusmeus.com/
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