[Taxacom] Read... and believe...

[bti at dsmz.de]

Roger wrote
>
> My contention is that if it depends on some ones opinion then it can't
> be *reproduced* in the future when that person is dead. It can only be
> approximated to. Which is fine but let us be honest about it.
>
If that person expressed an opinion that he/she never communicated to  
anyone else and took it with them to the grave, then yes. However, if  
the opinion appears in writing and the way the person arrived at that  
opinion is documented (including all background and data) then I would  
disagree.

Brian


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