Re: the role of metaphor in scientific thought
Posted by
gepr on
Jun 21, 2017; 4:26am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/the-role-of-metaphor-in-scientific-thought-tp7590080p7590100.html
On June 20, 2017 8:16:57 PM PDT, Nick Thompson <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>I dunno. I never quite know what Glen is on about. But I tended to
>read his response in terms of his cancer. He is saying, “I am
>comforted by knowing that I am not the only man with cancer.” If I
>were dying of cancer, would I be comforted to know that a million other
>people are dying of cancer?
Yes, you would. But regardless of your nasty remark, the point is that only through large N clinical trials is effective therapy developed. So, if you have a conscience, you volunteer your life and body to experimentation so that even as you die those that follow have a better chance to live.
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