[EM] re HG Wells

[Michael Garman]

>>  Not to say what we have ample reason to believe is true, and ample
reason to believe non transferable voting is defective, is the more
irresponsible.

I don't dispute this.

>> which would require a knowledge of true election method

But what in the name of God do you mean by this? What is a "true" election
method?

On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 9:19 PM Richard Lung <voting at ukscientists.com>
wrote:

> "I happen to agree with Wells’s assessment of the merits of STV, but I
> wouldn’t dare to claim that I know beyond doubt that it’s beyond a
> shadow of doubt the perfect way to vote — or that one exists."
>
> Neither does Wells. It's like due process (or scientific law), something
> beyond reasonable doubt. Not to say what we have ample reason to believe
> is true, and ample reason to believe non-transferable voting is
> defective, is the more irresponsible.
>
> Look at social choice theory with 70 years of skepticism and its vacuous
> verdicts that there is no perfect election system -- as if anyone
> thought there was.
>
> Regardfs,
>
> Richard Lung.
>
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