tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948284428254710050.post846800393500386732..comments2019-02-21T19:09:10.518-08:00Comments on One Man's Thoughts: 7 Reasons To Hate InfographicsT James Atkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504670743959087957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948284428254710050.post-19332887664480278012014-02-12T12:01:39.509-08:002014-02-12T12:01:39.509-08:00Hey Coach! Thanks for the comment!
I certainly ha...Hey Coach! Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />I certainly have to concede to you on both points. My conversation at the beginning was less about a desire for scientific accuracy and more linguistic accuracy, that 'majority' should only be used when a person believes it to mean more than 50%, which my wife didn't.<br /><br />My definition of science is inarguably narrow, though ultimately I meant to express that the litmus test of science is not whether information is quantitative or qualitative, but more about whether there is experimentation or merely observation, as I believe the 'sciences' of observation should be given a classification of their own.T James Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504670743959087957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948284428254710050.post-92208215238786326802014-02-12T10:10:51.583-08:002014-02-12T10:10:51.583-08:00Love it! I had a similar reaction to several of t...Love it! I had a similar reaction to several of the issues, most notably putting a dollar amount on happiness!<br /><br />I do have to call you out on your conversation at the beginning... your estimate of the number of people eating more is no more factual than your wife's. So, that conversation isn't really much to support your point about the central importance of facts... as much as it is to imply that you may subconsciously consider your own opinions to resemble facts more than other people's. :-)<br /><br />I would also quibble just a bit about your narrow definition of science and apparent exclusion of the subjective. Certain things are experienced subjectively, so measuring them subjectively is still a reasonable impartial way to quantify and describe them. The key is in not overstating the findings, as you correctly say throughout.<br /><br />Thanks for a fun read!Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363620753397166453noreply@blogger.com