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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don't mean to be arrogant. We are just used to dealing with questions that have a right answer. Because we want to get to that right answer, we learn to speak very bluntly to each other, knowing that others will not be offended because they too want to get to the right answer. However, once you move away from the sciences, many things do not have just one right answer. Sometimes they don't have any right answer. The blunt speech we learn to use at our work then doesn't serve us well.[/quote] I think this way overstates the certainty and objectivity of both science and engineering...most progress is made on hunches even in these areas. I think bluntness that borders on rudeness is just a cultural thing that no one cares to change. You can be direct without being rude...not all scientists and engineers are. --signed, woman with advanced degrees in Physics and in Engineering[/quote]
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