20-01-2020, 12:53 AM
Well some things are just historically called something, albeit the names might be inadequate. That's the piece of history and tradition. Personally, I have no problems with that.
But what I suggested is not a discussion of terminology. Moreover, I explicitly suggest the assumption of these VMS sections providing some kind of recipes as the starting point. Investigation starts with assumptions, the latter may lead somewhere or may lead to nowhere. That's the way of the researcher.
From this perspective, a researcher may be considered as a person who goes to nowhere. But, at the same time, s/he always aims to somewhere because s/he has some methodology and is not wandering blindly.
I do not object to the point of view that these sections may contain no recipes. On the contrary, that's entirely possible. But the idea of this thread is to test "what if they do". Who does not want to do that and would investigate other opportunities, that's perfectly OK and is only to the benefit of the research, because the more pathways are explored, the more raw data is gathered, at the very least.
But what I suggested is not a discussion of terminology. Moreover, I explicitly suggest the assumption of these VMS sections providing some kind of recipes as the starting point. Investigation starts with assumptions, the latter may lead somewhere or may lead to nowhere. That's the way of the researcher.
From this perspective, a researcher may be considered as a person who goes to nowhere. But, at the same time, s/he always aims to somewhere because s/he has some methodology and is not wandering blindly.
I do not object to the point of view that these sections may contain no recipes. On the contrary, that's entirely possible. But the idea of this thread is to test "what if they do". Who does not want to do that and would investigate other opportunities, that's perfectly OK and is only to the benefit of the research, because the more pathways are explored, the more raw data is gathered, at the very least.