Come on guys, didn't you read the "but seriously" following the tongue in
cheek definition. Some people just wear their underwear too tight. \\
73, Jim, wd4air
>From: Clark Savage Turner <csturner@slonet.org>
>Reply-To: tentec@contesting.com
>To: tentec@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tnx es my 2 cts ARRL Test Equipment
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:11:05 -0700
>
>
>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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