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To: PatrickHenry
A clever con man can often fool trained scientists.

Care to share any examples you might have?

712 posted on 08/10/2002 6:56:41 PM PDT by FormerLurker
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To: FormerLurker
Care to share any examples you might have [that a clever con man can often fool trained scientists]?

Well, there's cold fusion, global warming, N-rays, E-rays, and all those predictions of how we're running out of resources, but there's always James Randi. Read the last story at this site: HERE.

713 posted on 08/10/2002 7:25:42 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
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To: FormerLurker
The Hitler diaries, Piltdown man, cold fusion. The list is endless.
731 posted on 08/11/2002 1:33:02 PM PDT by discostu
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