Ok, well I think we'll have to agree to disagree too. Thanks for
clarifying, sorry if you feel 'misrepresented' by my post!
We could get into all sorts of issues about how notions of truth are
worked out, etc but frankly I spend a chunk of last week marking
essays on that topic and have better things to do right now - I
imagine the rest of the list are getting pretty bored of this too.
I wish you well in your protest against the documentary, it'll be
interesting to see how it pans out.
Alice
On 29/04/07, Bob Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> Sorry Alice, I don't think it is quite that eaasy to reconcile the two
> points of view that David and I have expressed. I am not only making a point
> about misrepresentations of people's views, I am also reacting against the
> assertion that people have the right to use the media to disseminate
> falsehoods about scientific evidence.
>
> I understand David's argument that the right to free speech through the
> media is absolute and should not automatically carry a responsibity not to
> make knowingly inaccurate and misleading statements. I am arguing the
> opposite - it is a principle enshrined in UK regulations governing
> newspapers and broadcasters and I believe that programme-makers should
> exercise similar responsibility when communicating through other media (eg
> DVDs).
>
**********************************************************************
1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example,
send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message:
set psci-com nomail
2. To resume email from the list, send the following message:
set psci-com mail
3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message:
leave psci-com
4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive,
can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html
5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science
and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk
**********************************************************************
|