Facts

"Where facts are few, experts are many. "
Donald R Gannon

Another day spent at home nursing the family and resisting the lure of the flu pandemic. A high regular dosage of vitamin C via a flask of hot water with lemon, regular ingestion of echinacea and a good intake of fruit fortifies the body's defences. Fact. No expertise required, just experience. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, not in the theory. Picking up from yesterday's musings, it does seem that the realm of the expert does require some smoke and mirrors. If all is factual, there is not much scope for being an expert, is there? Conversely, where the subject matter is shrouded in uncertainty, therein lies the feast of the expert, with intricate theories and elaborate models and systems. Perhaps this somewhat cynical assessment of the role of the expert should be restricted to matters of the intellect rather than practical (physical) tasks, where muscle memory can convey real expertise beyond the realm of fact.