Re: What is a methodology

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From: sarge
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1987 05:26

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In article <385@hubcap.UUCP> steve@hubcap.UUCP ("Steve" Stevenson) writes:

>On Biep's side, knowing what questions to ask is critical.  In this age of the
>quick fix, it is hard to pin folks down as to what the ultimate questions
>really are. [This has been particularly annoying in my own discipline.]

Good point, and I didn't mean to denigrate Biep's presentation.  I think,
however, that you can't specify the questions, nor the methodology, in advance.
Both evolve with the science.
-- 
"Absolute knowledge means never having to change your mind."

Sarge Gerbode
Institute for Research in Metapsychology
950 Guinda St.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
UUCP:  pyramid!thirdi!sarge

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Subject: Re: What is a methodology
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Date: Sat, 15-Aug-87 01:26:16 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 15 01:26:16 1987
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Summary: Methodology evolves with a science.

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