Why Not debate "network externality"-path dependence?

Jim Choate ravage at EINSTEIN.ssz.com
Tue Mar 6 15:22:20 PST 2001



What the hell does 'science' care about 'expert', now 'politics' is
another game entirely.

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On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, James A. Donald wrote:

>      --
> At 09:23 PM 3/4/2001 -0500, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
>  > David,
>  >
>  >	You still don't get it. 'Read my book' is not a valid move in
>  >	a debate. If you were to stand up in front of the Oxford
>  >	Union and say 'my book proves the case entirely' then sat
>  >	down with no further elaboration you lose the debate.
> 
> This depends on the relative status of the debaters.  Your status as an 
> expert is perhaps less than you perceive it to be.
> 
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