There's still value in consistancy, both within the phrase and between the current useage and original usage.
Unless there is good reason reason to change the meaning of a term, I prefer to stick with the original usage.
However, "Beg the question" is a strange phrase. Maybe we should just say "avoids the question" or "neglects the issue"... or something else that uses regular words.
Schools are really looking to undermine their authority.
This sounds like the same tactics that are used with the drug war; emphasize the speculated risk that the user faces (downloading a virus, having flashbacks with LSD).
On the good side, China is already making some real contributions to modern science, and a lot of their best and birghtest are doing some good science here in the states. I assume that a lot of these scientists will take their expertise back to China, where they will eventually have major funding, and then we'll see major advances coming out of China.
On the bad side, China does have some outstanding international disputes, (Tiawan being the biggest hot spot) so I wouldn't want them to be able to challenge the US there. However, that might not be an issue since they seem to be liberalizing. But they are also experiencing some major economic dislocation, which could set the stage for all types of madness.
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There's still value in consistancy, both within the phrase and between the current useage and original usage.
Unless there is good reason reason to change the meaning of a term, I prefer to stick with the original usage.
However, "Beg the question" is a strange phrase. Maybe we should just say "avoids the question" or "neglects the issue"... or something else that uses regular words.
Schools are really looking to undermine their authority. This sounds like the same tactics that are used with the drug war; emphasize the speculated risk that the user faces (downloading a virus, having flashbacks with LSD).
On the bad side, China does have some outstanding international disputes, (Tiawan being the biggest hot spot) so I wouldn't want them to be able to challenge the US there. However, that might not be an issue since they seem to be liberalizing. But they are also experiencing some major economic dislocation, which could set the stage for all types of madness.