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To: Physicist
Oh, now this will help conservatism win hearts and minds. NOT. How about someone publish "IN DEFENSE OF SLAVERY" to complete the picture?

Perhaps you should change your name.

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. That principle is contempt prior to investigation." – Spencer

76 posted on 08/03/2004 10:29:27 AM PDT by Publius6961 (I don't do diplomacy either.)
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To: Publius6961
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. That principle is contempt prior to investigation." – Spencer

This notion is inapplicable to claims that are so absurd on their face as to be rejectable without going through the effort of investigation.

If you disagree, then I invite you to investigate the following claim:

If you stand on your left foot on top of a ten-inch-high stool while holding your right ear in your left hand, repeat the magic words OWAH TANA SIAM fifteen times, and then bend at the knee, the pot of gold from the end of the rainbow will appear in front of you.
I'm fairly sure that nobody has ever gone through those exact steps. I'll admit to being a little fuzzy on the details -- if it doesn't work, you'll need to try it with sixteen, seventeen, etc repetitions before the knee-bend, and maybe vary the stool height a bit. A truly exhaustive investigation will require trying it all again while standing on your right foot and holding your left ear.
120 posted on 08/03/2004 11:34:20 AM PDT by steve-b (Panties & Leashes Would Look Good On Spammers)
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