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To: LiteKeeper
For several centuries, scientists have set the standards of truth for Western culture. And their undeniable usefulness in helping us organize, analyze, and manipulate, facts has given them an unprecedented importance in modern society.

How does one manipulate a fact?

8 posted on 11/19/2002 1:12:41 PM PST by thinktwice
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To: thinktwice
By adding subjective interpretations to it.
11 posted on 11/19/2002 1:29:40 PM PST by MoGalahad
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To: thinktwice
How does one manipulate a fact?

Sometimes they need to be smashed, quite forcibly, into these shiny theory-boxes of fantastic and bizarre shapes, in order for them to have even the least bit of correlation to the actual titles imprinted on these same boxes.

Quite awkward at times, as well.

14 posted on 11/19/2002 1:44:25 PM PST by Pahuanui
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