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--001a113aca4e34593605287187b1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 3 January 2016 at 14:48, John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote: No apology needed. I=E2=80=99m a scientist, I=E2=80=99m used to this. I rec= all the time I > was publicly accused of =E2=80=9Cwitchcraft=E2=80=9D for digging out a re= sult using an > unfamiliar statistical method. The accuser then went back to her lab, too= k > another look at her own data, and proved I was right. We never saw a > dispute as personal. Scientific research is like this: we have titanic > arguments with our friends. That=E2=80=99s how we bring all of the facts = and ideas > to light and get the science right. > Sounds rather dysfunctional to get as far as "titanic arguments"... and that is not conduct we should expect or condone here. (From anyone). Best wishes, Peter --001a113aca4e34593605287187b1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3= January 2016 at 14:48, John Doty <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:j= pd AT noqsi DOT com" target=3D"_blank">jpd AT noqsi DOT com</a>></span> wrote:<br><br>= <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">No apolo= gy needed. I=E2=80=99m a scientist, I=E2=80=99m used to this. I recall the = time I was publicly accused of =E2=80=9Cwitchcraft=E2=80=9D for digging out= a result using an unfamiliar statistical method. The accuser then went bac= k to her lab, took another look at her own data, and proved I was right. We= never saw a dispute as personal. Scientific research is like this: we have= titanic arguments with our friends. That=E2=80=99s how we bring all of the= facts and ideas to light and get the science right.<span class=3D""></span= ></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Sounds rather dysfunctional to get = as far as "titanic arguments"... and that is not conduct we shoul= d expect or condone here. (From anyone).<br><br></div><div><br></div><div>B= est wishes,<br><br></div><div>Peter<br></div><br></div></div></div> --001a113aca4e34593605287187b1--
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