Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:32:34 -0400

From: "Henry H. Bauer"

Subject: Re: Your website "Ethics in Science"

To: White House Cyber Library


> White House Cyber Library (Director) wrote:
> What a great website you have there!

> Dr. Bauer wrote:
> Thank you! But I can only take credit for the essay; Vince Hamner, a
> former student, did most of the bibliographic work and the
> parent site http://www.chem.vt.edu/ethics/ was created by
> Brian Tissue

> White House Cyber Library (Director) wrote:
> I plan to run out and buy your book and give it a read
> as well.

> Dr. Bauer wrote:
> It went out of print late last year, but I'm sure used copies are around.

> White House Cyber Library (Director) wrote:
> I would like to quote some of the material from your "Ethics in
> Science" essay, but would like your approval before I do.

> Dr. Bauer wrote:
>I'll be genuinely delighted.

> White House Cyber Library (Director) wrote:
> Also, I would really appreciate it if you would visit our website
> (http://whitehousecyberlib.org) and let us know what you think.
> If you read our "History" and "Mission" statements, I believe you
> will see why I was so excited when I ran across your website
> (ie, our philosophies regarding "knowledge" appear to be quite similar).

> Dr. Bauer wrote:
> Indeed they are. I fervently wish you well; what the Internet most needs
> is a set of RELIABLE sites where people have used GOOD JUDGMENT in
> deciding what to post. The amount of junk is daunting.

> I've been active in the Society for Scientific Exploration which tries
> to apply critical reason to odd-ball subjects like UFOs and psychic
> claims, taking a non-ideological stance, not rejecting or accepting
> until enough evidence is in. We are in between the totally gullible
> believers in everything on the one hand and on the other hand the
> chronic total disbelievers in everything ("skeptics", as in SKEPTICAL
> INQUIRER)--though we may agree with one or the other on specific
> questions. Have a look at www.scientificexploration.org (and its journal
> pages) as a possible site to refer people to about matters that
> mainstream scientific journals don't usually mention.

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Henry H. Bauer


Interim Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Scientific Exploration


Dean Emeritus of Arts & Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Science Studies
....Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University


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