perception and evidence: forum for week of 10 Oct

I think that both Mo and Shmo raise valid arguments. However, I believe that Shmo's position is a better one, as it provides a more reasonable, logical, and positive view for the future. I see the optimism in his ability to claim that we can weed out personal biases and beliefs in our perceptions. I too argue that we are capable of doing this. It would probably take a good bit of time, but it is definitely possible. Once we can perceive things from an unbiased viewpoint, we can experiment very accurately and precisely.