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From: jqb@netcom.com (Jim Balter)
Subject: Re: Putnam reviews Penrose.
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In article <BILL.95Jul9112854@ca2.nsma.arizona.edu>,
Bill Skaggs <bill@nsma.arizona.edu> wrote:
>jqb@netcom.com (Jim Balter) writes:
>   > Bill Skaggs <bill@nsma.arizona.edu> wrote:
>   > > zeleny@oak.math.ucla.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes:
>   > >
>   > > > The ever-shrinking NSF research budgets give plenty of reasons to
>   > > > prevaricate when discussing influential critics of one's research
>   > > > program.
>   > >
>   > > Come on, now:  It's one thing to say that she's wrong, and something
>   > > else entirely to say that she's lying about what she believes for the
>   > > sake of money.  Unless of course you have some evidence to back it up.
>   >
>   > To put a fine point on it, the suggestion was made that Churchland had
>   > no reason to lie, and Zeleny provided a reason.  We can all have our
>   > own judgements as to whether that reason was operative in this case.
>
>I see. Please excuse me for misinterpreting the flow of events.  Since
>I believe essentially the same things that Pat Churchland does, I'm a
>bit sensitive about accusations that she's lying about believing them.

Of course.  Zeleny would never say that Churchland was lying.
He might imply it, and rest his argument upon that implication,
but he would never actually say it.  That's called intellectual honesty.

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<J Q B>

