[CobaltBlue]

>>what are all those links for, if they aren't recommended reading?<<

I think they want you to read the parts that support their arguments but ignore the parts that shoot them down. Weird but true.

[VadeRetro]

I think they want you to read the parts that support their arguments but ignore the parts that shoot them down.

You have to realize that this happens absolutely automatically for people with a well-established infestation of Morton's Demon. It's thus easy for them to assume it in others.

[VadeRetro]

I think they want you to read the parts that support their arguments but ignore the parts that shoot them down. Weird but true.

I'll put it another way. You read a collection of science articles on an issue and think, "Well, about 20 points were discussed there and it comes down to about 18-2 on one side." Gore could read the same thing and say "Wow! Here's two new things I can use!"