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Title: Response to A reader
Review: In his review below, A reader suggests we overlook the "small errors" in this book "in the interest of the greater whole."First, if an error of 50 MILLION percent is small, I'm curious to know what he would consider a significant error.Second, I challenge his notion that it is in the interest of the greater good to ignore these errors. It is my understanding that the primary purpose of science is to dismantle misconceptions, not to dispense them... too better our understanding of the world not to worsen it. If we value science, we must value the social necessity of challenging what is presented as scientific fact. We must shine a light on these errors as errors, not turn a blind eye to them. (By the way, no one has challenged the accuracy of my initial review below.)Personnally, I feel the value of this book can only be enhanced by correcting these errors and eagerly await the next edition.
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