In article , Tim Tyler wrote:

Notice that in the case cited above, the claim in quesition was whether
your are under-estimating the attention which gardeners with aphid
problems give to ants.

No, you introduced that irrelevance into a serious debate about
whether ants cause or enhance aphid infestations.

I am fully aware that the hoi polloi believe an excessive amount of
claptrap, and that remark applies equally to the hoi polloi in
science. You are clearly underestimating the number of people who
believe that the cure of aphids is dianetics, prayer and chanting,
or wearing only linen on Fridays.

I don't give a damn what the great unwashed believe - I am talking
about what really goes on. You may side with the great unwashed if
you wish.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.