Granted, it is not easy to create methods of keeping score that are credible across the spectrum of reasonable opinion. But in a world where, as Yeats said, “and the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity,” it is worth trying.
当然，找到记录所有合理意见的可靠方法并不容易，但就像叶芝说过的，在一个“谬误充满热情而真理缺乏说服力”的世界，这个方法至少值得尝试。