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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Ilaine who wrote (35718)4/23/1999 11:08:00 AM
From: jbe  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
I know you've signed off, Blue, but still have to nail you on this one:

There may be academics who don't have pet beliefs about something, but I have yet to meet them. You, yourself, have beliefs about the stock market. Ms. JBE has beliefs about Chechenya. And so forth.

"Pet beliefs"? I would suggest that both Chuzzlewit and I base our conclusions in the areas you cite on a great deal of study and direct observation and experience. And I would also suggest that we fit the following description, from the post to which you are reacting:

Any scholar/thinker/scientist/etc. worth his salt retains a healthy skepticism about his own findings/discoveries/hypotheses, and has enough humility to recognize that his word will not be the last on the subject.

Besides, even though we both have PhDs, we are not "academics", in the sense that we do not teach in any academic institution.

So there! <gg>

jbe

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