francisco javier diez bgvpkidiaunedes peter mcburney wrote surely fundamental difference scientific argument legal argument former concerns argument beliefs true world latter argument actions situation rational consideration take account consequences different alternative actions consequences valued relatively one another decisionmakers science hand least current western mythology science expressly ignores consequence beliefs choosing alternative beliefs assertion science concerns beliefs actions may true basic science applied science would say decision analysis branches instance medical decision making science science famously place scientists opinions would like true partially agree scientists opinions beliefs preferences often guide hisher research cases good cases bad certainly scientist must able abandone hisher prior beliefs enough evidence usually case also many examples even great scientists refused new ideas even whole lives according feyerabend crux difference galileo rc church galileo pursuing beliefs regardless wider consequences church considering social political consequences alternative cosmologies official one church behaving rationally given position actor world suppressing galileos new ideas read feyerabends work think galileo affair human conservatism theory contradicted several psychologic scientific theologic ideas deeply rooted people age analysis longterm social political consequences case apologize offtopic would like start discussion subject best regards javier díez francisco javier diez phone 34 913987161 dpto inteligencia artificial fax 34 913988895 uned cjuan del rosal 16 email bgvpkidiaunedes 28040 madrid spain httpwwwiaunedesfjdiez _______________________________________________ uai mailing list faqengrorstedu httpssecureengroregonstateedumailmanlistinfouai tue 05 aug 2008 040333 0200 uai concept cointensive precisiation