Disc.: Comment by Laur Kiik

[Johanna Laakso]

Dear Colleagues,

forwarded, another comment obviously meant for the whole list.

Best,
JL
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johanna Laakso
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Von: Laur Kiik <laurkiik at gmail.com>
Datum: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:42:59 +0200
An: Johanna Laakso <johanna.laakso at univie.ac.at>
Betreff: Re: Discussion: C. Hasselblatt's original comment

i am a university student from Tallinn and i have just two small remarks on
the latest discussion:

1) popularizing or clarifying scientific issues in the public, or just
explaining what is science, should be part of every scientist's job. this
doesn't only inolve the media, but also for example, giving guest lectures
in usual high schools once a month telling the students about what the
"mystical or freaky" scientists do. because one of the reasons why many
people are so prone to believe pseudo-scientific publishings and theories
(including the "Hun-idea" discussed here) is the physical and mental
distance between scientists and the little-educated people. it's just
important to communicate.

2) i quote a mailing from before: "But let not spoil your ambition
and your love for the issue -- and that is dealing with
Finno-Ugric Studies and spreading knowledge about the
Finno-Ugric cultures among the Indo-European world."

- i don't see a reason why Finno-Ugric Studies should  only do the work of
spreading knowldege about the F-U cultures in the Indo-European world and
not the whole world? especially with, for example, the East-Asian scholars
rising to ever new levels.

best wishes,
Laur Kiik


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