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Democratic fallacy

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(idea) by theonomist (6.2 y) (print)   ?   2 C!s I like it! Tue Apr 25 2000 at 19:51:03

The "democratic fallacy" is the delusion that since Richard P. Feynman and I have the same rights under the law, my opinion about physics is worth as much as his. Well, it ain't. When somebody who knows nothing about a subject says, "Well, I think . . .", the appropriate and polite response is, "No, you don't."

Thanks to whoever soft-linked the correct spelling of Feynman's name; mea culpa.


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