Re: Doug - an apology

On 26 Apr, 22:57, NotMe <mee.not...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 25 Apr, 13:39, Brian Whitehead <brianwhiteh...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Agreed. �However, I would expect anyone who purports to argue over
scientific subjects to be able to interconvert the units. �Not Duhng
Bollentard, of course, although he has in the past sought to argue
that his lack of scientific training actually gives him an advantage
over scientists, as he has access to the same data as they do but is
not constrained by preconceived ideas.

You appear to have mistyped that sentence, it should read.

Not Dung Bollentard, or course, although he has in the past whined
that his lack of scientific understanding actually gives him an
advantage over scientists, as he has access to the same data as they
but is not constrained by being able to understand it.

Yup, I agree with that also.

Of course speaking from first hand experience, scientists have access
to huge libraries of journals that the general public usually do not.
Much that is reported in the media, is written by journalists who are
not scientifically trained, so do not understand it themselves, and
then they have to dump it down.

That is absolutely correct. As someone who has worked as a scientist
and now works as a lawyer, I can confirm that in both spheres, there
are substantial quantities of materials which are not generally
available except to subscribers.

Bollentard, however, seems to think that a quick Google search makes
him the equal of a trained scientist with access to a large library.
Hence two ozones, 0.108m3 = 1.08 litres etc etc.
.

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