[MD] Zero-One

[MarshaV]

At 08:53 AM 6/12/2007, you wrote:
>Quoting MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>:
>
> > At 07:57 AM 6/12/2007, you wrote:
> > >Quoting MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Greetings,
> > > >
> > > > Is there any difference in Value between zero (0) and one (1)?
> > > >
> > > > Marsha
> > >
> > >Hi Marsha,
> > >
> > >Numbers have no Value in and of themselves. That's why science loves them
> > >so much. They offer the pretext of being completely neutral or 
> "objective."
> > >Of course, we know better. :-)
> >
> > Platt,
> >
> > What do you mean 'Of course, we know better'?    What is the Value
> > difference between 0 and 1?
> >
> > Marsha
>
>Hi Marsha,
>
>There is no Value difference between 0 and 1. That's why numbers gives the
>appearance of neutrality or "objectivity" But scientists who use measurements
>expressed in numbers to establish "truth" are no more "objective" than anybody
>else. They "value" their methods and conclusions. So when you see a number
>such as the degrees of warming in the past two centuries, be skeptical.

Platt

Thanks for explaining.

Marsha