and years, and is unlikely to make progress
&gt; now either.  Maybe the SUO should focus on ways of allowing alternative
&gt; conceptions of the world to co-exist, rather than trying to legislate
&gt; which of them is 'right'.  That approach would at least have the merit
&gt; of providing a standard that more than a small fraction of the user base
&gt; could use without discomfort.
&gt; 
&gt; Amalgamating theories will be difficult, just as most large-scale
&gt; engineering tasks are difficult.  There is no