On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 05:40 AM, James Duffer wrote:
Opinion: 1. a belief not based on certainty but on what seems true or
probable. 2. an evaluation, estimation, etc. 3. formal expert
judgment.
Now that is a good one. We know what an "expert" is, or at least as it
was explained to me while serving in the U.S. Army. You simply break
the word expert down into its two parts, "ex" and "pert" (pronounced
spurt). Now the definition becomes obvious "ex" is a "has-been" and a
"spurt" is a drip under pressure. But seriously what is the basis of
"formal expert judgement" ? Is it too much different that an evaluation
or belief based on fact? Lets not get this too convoluted by bringing
in academia logic into the picture (fuzzy logic).
Do you mean this? I hope its a joke. I know a lot of people who refuse
to go to an M.D. or take antibiotics because they don't trust
"experts." I see some real harm come from this attitude. I will choose
an expert when I cannot understand the many variables of my situation
and I have found experts who are able to do good "science" are quite
helpful, and absolutely necessary at times. An expert use of common
sense with a deeper knowledge of the given subject is just what I want.
Respecting receiver performance, I certainly do not understand all about
how the thing works and expert opinions help me to make logical choices
and better use of the receiver I have. I learn a lot from expert
evaluations of rigs from the ARRL.
Clark
WA3JPG
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