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To: RipSawyer

right, and it does make one wonder. I made a pretty early catch on global warming, but it really makes me wonder how many other really stupid things rattle around in my head under the guise of “truth”.


54 posted on 11/24/2009 10:41:58 AM PST by DariusBane (Even the Rocks shall cry out "Hobamma to the Highest")
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To: DariusBane
This episode underscores the reasons I have urged conservatives to maintain the stance of skeptic when dealing with novel stories and alleged discoveries running against common sense. The axiom in medical school, for over-enthusiastic young students is, "look for horses not zebras." But everyone wants to discover a zebra in a herd of horses anyway.

The fact is, falling for unsubstantiated and unlikely claims, whether about aliens, vaccinations, or crop circles, sets one up to be that much more easily had by scoundrels like Algore.

The watchword of the skeptic remains: extrardinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We have learned here, with AGW, that just because someone with impressive-sounding credentials spews exotic BS, does not mean it has a leg to stand on.

58 posted on 11/24/2009 4:03:56 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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