key question

[Paul Richard Ramer]

On Sun, 2010-02-28 at 16:06 -0500, reynt0 wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010, Paul Richard Ramer wrote:
>   . . .
> > Speculation isn't any more progress than an idea is action.  Speculation
> > buttressed with facts leads, in time, to progress.  But speculation,
>   . . .
> 
> And speculation often has the very useful effect of stimulating
> search for new facts where previously none had been believed
> necessary.

Naturally, you have to search for facts if you are going to support a
new idea.