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Re: I imagine a scenario like the following
In reply to richarddd,
3 months ago
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richarddd wrote:
texinwien wrote:
Parents A, B and C are talking about their 6-year-old kids.
Parent A: Little Johnny is really interested in science. Do you know of any magazines that would be good for kids interested in science?
Parent B: Little Sally likes Ranger Rick. It's fun, has a lot of pictures and has some activities and things the kids can do on their own.
Parent C (PhD in Biology): OH MY GOD! Ranger Rick is a collection of shameless, worthless tripe written by a staff with NO PhDs. Most of the writers are BAs, for god's sake! It's all lies and/or inaccuracies. I'd prefer to be given a lobotomy over having to read this ridiculous excuse for a scientific journal. Do little Johnny a favor and spare him the Ranger Rick, I beg you
No one is objecting due to the credentials of writers or simple fun presentations. The objection is to incorrect information.
Here's relevant article by Richard Feynman (one of the greatest physicists ever) on school textbooks http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm One example he gives is an exercise in which science students are asked to add up the temperatures of some stars, which is an utterly useless idea.
I touched on incorrect information in an earlier post. Which incorrect information are you objecting to, by the way? Detailed examples would be appreciated.
EDIT: Heck, I touched on incorrect information in the very post you answered, and I quote, "it's all lies and/or inaccuracies."
I believe lies and/or inaccuracies cover 'incorrect information' reasonably well. Again, detailed examples of incorrect information that you're objecting to would still be appreciated.
EDIT THE SECOND: Regarding the credentials of the writers and 'simple fun presentations', allow me to quote exdeeeejjjjaaaaaaa, who's post I wrote this scenario in answer to:
"it is a blog for elderly gentlemen' mumbling about photography and peddling some prints"
Hm, perhaps not exactly attacking the writers' credentials or 'simple fun presentations', but I think if you allow a little artistic license, you'll see how my scenario is, indeed, somehow analagous to the totality of responses I received, no?
tex
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