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"Are facts immutable? A report from the ground[/h] Posted by
Andrew Scheinman • February 15, 2013 • 10:12 am
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leaning upstate
A news article a few days ago (e.g.,
Mice Mislead) reported on a conclusion recently reached in a ten year scientific study: mice are a bad model system for some human diseases, at the very least sepsis, burns and trauma — ” years and billions of dollars have been wasted following false leads,” the article goes on to report. Equally as interesting, the “facts” in the case — that mice are a good model system for these diseases– were so clear for so long (until proved wrong), that the authors of the study had enormous difficulty getting their results published.
Of course this isn’t the first time that facts turn out to be “facts,” originally rock-solid and eventually discarded. Right here in Upstate, for example, the facts of the dearth of jobs seem to be changing under our feet.
Well maybe that’s a bit overblown, but there’s a lot going on to be proud of. Lean LaunchPad out of HTR, unification of different groups around a common guideline business plan (see
Common Business Plan) in order to make the lives of founders just a tiny bit simpler, a makerspace in Rochester (
Rochester Makerspace), the RIT downtown campus, and on and on.
None of that is any relief to those without jobs, young or old. None of that is any relief for the younger people here who see no prospect of jobs in the future — but, facts aren’t immutable, and the evidence on the ground is that some of the facts of Upstate are changing. And I’m no sort of optimist, I just happen to think there are lots of reasons to see good."
Facts, like truth, is immutable. You should learn the definiton to words before you use them or, in this case, misrepresent them. When a word means something and you say it doesn't, it doesn't help people think you know what you're talking about.
