DR. TOM NAMWAMBA MUST ESPOUSE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Forgive me; for it is not my intention to judge Doctor Tom Namwamba harshly. But I believe that he is perhaps having a clear confrontation with his conscience. I say so because he, without benefit of any scientific research disputed the findings by Strategic Group which indicated that the proponents of the proposed constitution were headed for a clear win of 62%.

If Dr. Namwamba did as much as doubt the validity of the findings of the Strategic Research Group then the prudent thing for him to have done was to resort to the time tested scientific intersubjectivity and not dispute research findings based on a mere phantom called “crowd” that graces political rallies!

Any other means would only mean that the good doctor of letters is suggesting that at this time and age he does not espouse the fundamentals of scientific methodology which is anchored in logical reasoning and empirical objectivity.

I wish to remind him that unlike the Latinos, who can shout “De gustibus non est disputandum” meaning that opinions about matters of taste are not objectively right or wrong, and hence disagreements about matters of taste cannot be objectively resolved, scientific research, in the strictest sense of the phrase, goes beyond men of mere speculation. It has fundamental laws that must be followed to the letter.

Dr. Namwamba knows as much as I do that there is no certainty that crowds in a political rally translate into actual votes. They grace rallies and carry with them all the excitement only in so far as any political rally is concerned but fluidity is still very much present. Many people attend rallies to see political heavy weights but that does not mean that they will vote for the particular political side holding the rally. That is why we see the same crowds grace “No” as well as “Yes” campaign rallies. The only way to come close to making an informed opinion of the winning side is by engaging in a scientific research as the Strategic Research Group did.

On the flip side, Dr. Namwamba is far from being an armchair philosopher that is why I am convinced that he will take the earliest opportunity to disentangle himself from this embarrassing web of inconsistency lest he runs the risk of being branded ridiculous.

TOME FRANCIS,
BUMULA.
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