Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny and also in a willingness to revise or abandon your theories when the tests fail (as they usually do)."
RE: Bigotry
Agreed good post, and I agree with the tenets of it. Kind of a stretch at the end though to call RMS "credible" ;) yet very good point about slashdot.