Re: "goals" for slink: FHS
> On the contrary, opinions are frequently wrong. People in two
> states in the US were convinced in the last cventury that Pi was
> exactly 3.14, and nearly passd laws to the effect. They were wrong.
Actually, it was their facts that were wrong. They were of the "opinion"
that a fixed digit number would be easier for engineers, mathemetitians,
and the like. In that regard, they were not wrong.
They did not realize that PI is a universal constant and cannot be changed
just to be convienent.
If someone were to claim that it was their opinion that PI was exactly
3.14, then I suppose that opinion would be wrong, but I don't know if that
could classify as an opinion.
Brian
( bcwhite@verisim.com )
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