Extrapolating From The Statistical Growth Of The

God Creates Dinosaurs, God Kills Dinosaurs, God Creates Man, Man Kills God, Man Brings Back Dinosaurs.

Expectation Works In Mysterious Ways---and Totally Unconsciously.

Most Areas Of Intellectual Life Have Discovered The Virtues Of Speculation, And Have Embraced Them Wildly. In Academia, Speculation Is Usually Dignified As Theory.

It Takes Enormous Effort To Avoid All Theories And Just See.

Conventional Wisdom Is Invariably Out Of Date. Because In The Time It Has Taken To Become Conventional - To Become What Everyone Believes - The World Has Moved On. Conventional Wisdom Is A Remnant Of The Past.