http://www.opendemocracy.net/science_and_persuasion_0 Comments for "Science and Persuasion, " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/science_and_persuasion_0 What's happening? Why should I be concerned about it? What can I do about it? How much? When? These practical questions for daily living are still needed for the large and complex problems of peace and the good life. When the experts disagree, we should have no opinion except how much money should be given to whom to gain agreement. When experts mostly agree, then they can and must explain it to us. This is their obligation for the huge research funds provided. How much and when are the difficult questions as these are mostly guesswork that will only become clearer with action. Whether taxpayers prefer to pay less now for a future benefit or pay more later for the same but more immediate benefit cannot be easily predicted.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/science_and_persuasion_0" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/science_and_persuasion_0">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/science_and_persuasion_0#comment science &amp; technology WMD: Proliferation &amp; Verification Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0000 Seb Quek 32961 at http://www.opendemocracy.net