"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is
proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in
everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to
investigation," – Herbert Spencer
bloc posted on Jun 14, 2007
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SeanRenaud said on Jun 14, 2007....
That's an excellent quote. How would you go about finding enough truly objective people to do the investigations though? -
bloc said on Jun 14, 2007....
no one is truly objective. That's what peer review is for :) -
SeanRenaud said on Jun 14, 2007....
Oh we're talking science.Sorry I see bloc and assume we are talking about torture. -
bloc said on Jun 14, 2007....
we're talking about that as well. I think I see your question now. No one is truly objective. That's what you have a brain for :)
The problem arises when people refuse to consider a point or a fact because they don't want to. Examples abound right here on soulcast :) They have "contempt prior to investigation"
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SeanRenaud said on Jun 14, 2007....
Yeah but in many cases its gonna be hard to find somebody who is even mildly objective. It might not be contempt per se but I can't imagine going into an investogation without an preconceived notion of guilt or innocence, or starting a scientific experiment without a hypothesis.Not to mention once you escape the similarity of both are quests for knowledge I think these two subjects are too far separated to make good correlations. -
bloc said on Jun 14, 2007....
i think there is a giant difference between objectivity and integrity. I think objectivity is highly overrated as I've said many times before. A person can have strong subjective opinions, wear them on their shoulder, and still ahve a high degree of integrity. The integrity is what is important.
Rush Limbaugh is biased and dishonest. Andrew Sullivan is biased and honest. Many news anchors are not biased in their reporting yet they are neither honest or dishonest. They give equal air time to both sides of an argument even if one side is total b.s.
Which of those three is the best source of information?
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SeanRenaud said on Jun 14, 2007....
Biased and honest obviously. I can agree with you on that. -
silverwhisper said on Jun 15, 2007....
i like that quote a great deal, too. i'm unfamiliar with herbert spencer. ?
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