Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Why is WikiPedia so slow?

[Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Right, but you see, as Joe sixpack sitting on the sidelines, we are
watching this case and we see this outstanding scientist with a lot of
fancy letters after his name get on the stand and present information
on behalf of the prosecution that looks iron clad.

We watch as the evidence unfolds and we are thinking, "Wow, so this is
how it works, and we have 99.9% assurances that we have the killer in
this case". Then we turn around and see that the scientist did not
follow the right procedures and that the evidence by his own admission
is biased against the defendant.

""Population geneticist Dr. Bruce Weir admitted Friday that on several
blood stains where DNA tests showed "possible" genetic markers, he
made calculations that were "biased" against O.J. Simpson. Peter
Neufeld asked, "by failing to include the additional pairings in these
samples, in these items, which do not exclude Mr. Simpson, the number
that are arrived at by you and put on that board are biased against
Mr. Simpson; isn't that correct?" "As it turns out," said Weir. "It
looks that way, yes."""

So this brings into question to me, how can any of this DNA stuff be
trusted? How much of the existing research today is based on faulty
research of yesterday, probably very little I admit, but these are
questions that I have and while I could go out and study and find out
the answers, I do not have the time, intelligence, nor the willpower
to do that.
>
> I think this illustrates why expert witnesses are needed on both sides of
> a case.  It does not mean that they differ on the science.  Data are often
> very challenging to analyze and interpret.  Experts can disagree.  Some
> scientists are really not good at it and have outrageous ideas which need
> to be questioned.  Of course, some people who are hired are not working
> legitimately as scientists and are just lying to make a quick buck, so we
> need to counter such people with real expertise.
>
People do not trust what they do not understand, just look at all the
hooplah over website cookies...

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Thanks
F Vernon Green

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