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> people . . . must be well qualified . . . [so we should trust them]. Surely not an argument from authority. Before we can accept this reasoning, we have to h
by jamesaguilar 15y ago
> people . . . must be well qualified . . . [so we should trust them].
Surely not an argument from authority. Before we can accept this reasoning, we have to have proof that the people allocating the research funds have interests that well match those of the public, not just the scientific community, and we must also have proof that they have a good track record of applying those interests to ends that match them.
- D_Alex 15y agoNo, not an argument from authority, but an appeal for putting the "right" people in positions of authority. What I meant was "people must be well qualified (and also consider alternatives carefully ) so that we CAN trust them".
- wlievens 15y ago"must" meant "should" in his sentence, not "are definitely".