Re: [OT] (was): Robust Algorithms

From: Ralph Hartley (hartley_at_aic.nrl.navy.mil)
Date: 12/16/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:18:07 -0500

Jón Fairbairn wrote:
> Ralph Hartley <hartley@aic.nrl.navy.mil> writes:
>
>>David James Polewka wrote:
>>
>>>That's right! The number of people who believe something
>>>has nothing to do with whether it is true or false! Never has,
>>>and never will!
>>
>>Many people disagree with that!
>
> Actually, there's an instance where it does: money. If
> enough people believe that the dollar is worth less, it's
> worth less. ;-)

If enough people believe there is a consensus, then there *is* a consensus.

Ralph Hartley

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