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He explains that the notion of proof in humanistic research is completely different from scientific proof. For example, an elegant argument might be more convincing to a humanist than any amount of statistics. There is no objective truth, although there are many interesting ideas and influences. But the humanities world is changing and is faced with severe challenges, e.g. Big Data. You have to perform some kind of quantitative analysis on Big Data; otherwise the whole concept loses its point. At least in the UK, funding bodies are steering things towards verifiable arguments.

在他們看來，數位技術已經整體上改變了人類文化的環境，人文研究的含義亦發生了徹底的改變，人文學者不止應該對於數位技術有所省思，對於人文研究和人文主義自身亦應有更多的反省。

不弄清漢字發展的規律和歷史趨勢，不對漢字的構形和使用的規律做出符合事實的探討，不真正明瞭漢字的性質和特點，不從漢字的規律出發找出一條整理和規範它的科學途徑，我們就難以使現代的漢語教學、漢語資訊處理及漢字規範走上一條科學的軌道。