[theforum] random thoughts about consensus

William Anderson neuro at well.com
Sat Oct 18 19:49:01 CDT 2008


Erika wrote:
> [snip]
> 
> As the second link notes, consensus is *not* the same as voting....
> (or design by committee...) but more a team-approach.

There's a line I love from Sunshine ...

  Mace: ... We'll have a vote.
Searle: No, no we won't. We're not a democracy. We're a collection of
        astronauts and scientists. So we're gonna make the most
        informed decision available to us.

-n



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