In uk.rec.cycling said:Chris Malcolm said:In uk.rec.cycling Bill Sornson said:Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
> On 4 Aug 2006 12:21:52 -0700, [email hidden] said in
> <[email hidden]>:
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>>> It is indeed very complex,
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>> You could hardly think otherwise. To do so would be to admit that you
>> have wasted your time and energy amassing a "library" of "data" on a
>> *very* trivial issue.
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> The fundamental weakness in your position is that I originally thought
> it *was* simple until I actually studied it, prompted by others on the
> cycling newsgroup.Quoted message said:IOW, peer pressure caused you to question your own common sense and sound
judgment.Exactly. That's how science works, and the reason it is so much more
successful than common sense: it's a team effort.
Quoted message said:No, not "exactly". The simple decision to wear or not wear a helmet is
not "science". It's really quite simple: "Assess, decide and ride". Why
do you seek to make a very simple decision complex?
As a scientist I've been trained to avoid taking decisions which are
simple and wrong.
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