> > > He linked to the Wikipedia "Appeal to authority" article because it's a > common logical fallacy. Experience alone does not make you any more right > than somebody else, and in the same way, someone without it is not "less > right". > > Also, I have 16 years of experience at life, so obviously I'm an expert at > it, right? > > I don't see how it means anything. > > I'm not arguing that experience doesn't help understanding the issues related to that experience, what I'm saying is that if someone has more experience, and he/she is right about his/her statement, then he/she should have reasons and facts to support his/her opinion and shouldn't use the 'I have more experience, therefore I'm right' reasoning.
ps: he/she for the honor of http://www.mail-archive.com/internals@lists.php.net/msg58114.html -- Ferenc Kovács @Tyr43l - http://tyrael.hu
