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Wayne, you write:

"That is, science does not have a cultural basis."

I'm wondering if we're not confusing phenomena with the practice of  
science.  I would suggest science clearly has a cultural basis.   
Without such a foundation, there would have been no development of an  
expert culture, of words, of symbols, of methodology, etc.  The  
phrase "Natural Philosophy," at least as it pertains to the history  
of euro-centric science, comes to mind.  Science and culture have  
always been mixed - cultural perspective has time and again limited  
the vision of practicing scientists.

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