a four letter word that starts with "f"

I just added this to the first post

And here is our discussion of "science vs. 'science' - and 'engineering' too" which is about one person's science being better than another.

And this belongs here



(respectful link to the source)


and this belongs here too

I think that the core issue here is the difference between

     i have read some stuff labeled with "science" and, therefore, here is what i believe

vs

     i have read some stuff labeled with "science" and, therefore, here is what i believe, and what I now command you to believe also

paul wheaton wrote:
If you are really an engineer, you don't have to say it - you can make your point without a cheap attempt at this trump card.

I think I should be able to state the name of my field of study, or recite a word written on my college diploma, or to say the name of my profession, because this is harmless.  I think it is a good thing to introduce myself by referencing by background, areas of study and experiences.

I thought you said it was crossing a line to call someone less than perfect?

I think it isn’t the name of a profession that is offensive. It is people reading too much into single words, and jumping to conclusions about someone else’s motives that causes them to get “offended”.

Mike Philips wrote:

paul wheaton wrote:
If you are really an engineer, you don't have to say it - you can make your point without a cheap attempt at this trump card.

I think I should be able to state the name of my field of study, or recite a word written on my college diploma, or to say the name of my profession, because this is harmless.  I think it is a good thing to introduce myself by referencing by background, areas of study and experiences.

Sure.  

You are saying this as if I said that sort of thing was forbidden.  

I thought you said it was crossing a line to call someone less than perfect?

We do not allow people to suggest that anybody on permies.com is less than perfect.  

But why do you bring this up?  

A reminder that expressing "truth" or "facts" doesn't meet publishing standards if used to bash other people for being too ignorant to understand how enlightened you are.

And discussion of politics belongs only in Cider Press. Discussion of politics in other forums typically gets posts deleted.