Reflections - On the origin of information.

                   About the origin of information

Isn't it true, sometimes statements in a book make you 
to think: could, in principle (and how) this information─ 
ration, be it true, to reach you - the reader, or the author, 
or before whose text he relied on? 

1. Maybe the source is the author you are reading. In this
case, it makes sense to evaluate the level of its logic and the accuracy of the assumptions
link From this you can roughly guess, trust the information─
mation or not (it could be the fruit of an error, a stretch in reasoning─
ideas or, what good, inventions).

2. Perhaps the source is a document included in scientific circulation
which a certain team of scientists assessed as consistent internal─
renné and consistently complementing (or correcting) what I have─
yusya concept. Of course, this assessment may relate to part
document (and the other part, for example, according to a criterion similar
indicated in(1), suspected of unreliability) - such subtle
sti are often researched. It is desirable, of course, that the team study
nykh was quite large and studied the document for quite a long time.
Then, after a series of scientific publications by different researchers
(complementing the primary interpretation of the document onhe is found
ni) errors in assessment - one hopes - will become fewer.

If such a document is not found along the chain of links, then it can be
not exist (it could have been invented or entered by mistake, it could
be the fruit of a clerical error, misprint, or “arise” due to the fact that someone
some of the authors relied too much on their memory). If there is one,
then you may be able to avoid placing too much trust in the chain
"interpreters" of the document by looking into it themselves
(some documents are available in wide circulation). Sometimes for sex─
Using a document requires special knowledge (for example, language).
All primary sources of the work you are studying have been independently researched─
it is extremely problematic. Therefore, the question arises about the general income─
ries to the author. A couple of fundamentally incorrect links is quite disruptive
this is trust. An incorrect link is not exactly an incorrect page,
but rather - a non-existent publication, distorted, with a mystery─
omissions or a quotation that was completely absent from the publication.

3. Maybe the source is a publication of a scientist or research team─
nyh. In this case, the chain of links from the author and further usually
are the coordinates of this publication. You can find it and read it
and evaluate according to the same criteria as(1). If the link is given
foggy: "scientists", "medics" andetc., then you should think about
under what circumstances names and titles of publications could be lost─
is there? Otherwise, you can get caught in cases of lying, fixing rumors or
pseudo-scientific folklore. Checking all the links would take too long
a lot of time, so authors of scientific papers often give instructions
where do the legs of the information they give indirectly “grow” from?
source, that is, a way to quickly find(2).

4. Maybe the source is a lost document. As a rule, in
in this case there is a recommended "authentic" copy of the document
or its fragments, which with a certain degree of confidence can be
use. Usually a link is given to this copy. In scientific
In works, it is customary to indicate the output of the book from which it was taken.
quoted text, or another way to obtain this text
(coordinates in an archive, collection, or at least a network address).

5. Maybe the source is an array of scientific data not available
everyone. In this case, one should wonder whether he could have
access to it by the author of the material?

6. Perhaps the source is a television or radio program. Trust in
such a source is very weak, since it is extremely difficult to obtain
text of thistransfer (and upon receipt there will definitely be a heavy
the question is whether the text is authentic, i.e. IS IT REALLY in
the program said what was written).

It happens that information is transferred to the author privately: in this case─ 
In tea, it is customary to indicate who reported it and what kind of person he was. 

There is an experiment: in this case, they give a description of the methodology and a diagram 
installations - for the possibility of repeating the experience by those who wish. 

There is an observation: in this case, deserving 
credibility and independent witnesses. 

Sometimes there is a recording of real folklore - in this case, inte─ 
It’s easy to compare what other researchers have written about this─ 
bodies. 

It happens... 

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