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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (125125)	11/19/2009 1:36:44 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543283

>>Who gets to decide what the truth is? A panel of scientists? Who selects the scientists? Who selects the people that select the Scientists? If its humans on this planet we're back to cultural relativism--or the norm.<< Vinter - There are questions that can't be answered with certainty by human beings at the present time. For those questions, cultural norms may allow for differing views of the truth. There are other things that can be objectively determined, even by flawed creatures such as ourselves, to a great enough level of certainty that denying them isn't rational. If we can't agree on that much, there's no point in even trying to discuss anything. - Allen

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (125125)	11/19/2009 2:17:07 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543283

If there is no superiority to following scientific studies, than inquiry means nothing. But of course people DO follow studies in areas where they are affected- like medicine, and technology. In those areas we may worry a little about "which scientists" but we look for consensus, and it is often right- which is why our airplanes fly, and our cars drive, and our NMRs work. So no, we are not back to relativism. If you think science is completely relativistic, than you have not done science.