Next thing you'll be saying they don't get capes and wizard
hats either!
boing -5 points 1 hour ago
narwhals are worse than ceiling cat
fred 1 points 23 minutes ago
I bet a narwhal would love that.
I bet they'd love to peel a banana too.
He began his list of "lessons" with the following:
One should never assume that his side of
the issue will be recognized, let alone that it will
be conceded to have merits.
He continued with a number of similar points, ending with:
Finally, one should be prepared for the threat
of breakdown in negotiations at any given moment and not
be cowed by the possibility.
We shall now discuss these points...
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with.
It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held
prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to
be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true. We have a
method, and that method helps us to reach not absolute truth, only
asymptotic approaches to the truth — never there, just closer
and closer, always finding vast new oceans of undiscovered
possibilities. Cleverly designed experiments are the key.
Carl Sagan, in "Wonder and Skepticism", from
the Skeptical Inquirer Volume 19, Issue 1 (January-February
1995)