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What if the government was run by scientists?

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What if the government was run by scientists?
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RE: What if the government was run by scientists?
February 21, 2017 at 9:08 am
(February 21, 2017 at 8:58 am)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(February 21, 2017 at 7:50 am)Sal Wrote: How's that an argument for anything?

If I call myself a surgeon, does that discredit genuine surgeons?

No, but if a major portion of those whose votes count in deciding who gets to operate have a long history of recognizing any self-styled surgeon as a genuine surgeon, then "Only surgeons should perform surgery" offers very little assurance that any standard of surgery would actually exist when only "surgeons" perform surgery.

I get the feeling people are too bogged down in the same entrapment democratic voting is in, where anyone can put into a electorate position regardless of qualifications - do you actually believe this is the case in any scientific field?
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RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by Alex K - February 19, 2017 at 9:59 am
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by Alex K - February 19, 2017 at 1:47 pm
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by Aroura - February 19, 2017 at 2:35 pm
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by brewer - February 19, 2017 at 10:23 am
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by brewer - February 19, 2017 at 10:29 am
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by vorlon13 - February 19, 2017 at 10:25 am
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by brewer - February 19, 2017 at 10:41 am
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by chimp3 - February 19, 2017 at 4:10 pm
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by brewer - February 19, 2017 at 2:26 pm
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by brewer - February 19, 2017 at 3:13 pm
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by brewer - February 19, 2017 at 2:37 pm
What if the government was run by scientists? - by KUSA - February 20, 2017 at 12:42 pm
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by Aegon - February 20, 2017 at 1:27 pm
What if the government was run by scientists? - by KUSA - February 20, 2017 at 1:14 pm
What if the government was run by scientists? - by KUSA - February 20, 2017 at 6:54 pm
What if the government was run by scientists? - by KUSA - February 20, 2017 at 8:28 pm
RE: What if the government was run by scientists? - by Socrates - February 21, 2017 at 12:33 am
What if the government was run by scientists? - by KUSA - February 21, 2017 at 8:43 pm

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