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No such thing as "Junk Science" Judy. Some sciences are more exact than others and all sciences can be manipulated to a certain extent. Remember, science is not a magic black box where one can magically find truth. - Science is the opposite of absolute truth.

The science of ballistics is still in it's infancy, so there are bound to be errors and new discoveries.

You know how I love ya, little girl ... but I don't agree with you about man's science (as opposed to the true science of God). Archaeology and anthropology are full of bias and manipulation. I accepted that a long time ago, as I lurked on a email list of those "learned academics". (It was funny. They can flame each other to make some of the FReepers look like babes in the wood.)

However, I had faith in Forensics. Now I learn it's NOT subject to rigid rules, rather it is evaluated according to the interpreter's agenda. That's why experts on both the defense and the prosecution will give opposite conclusions over the same evidence.

I hope they don't call me up for a jury and waste my time. They'll only send me home when I tell them I think they are ALL liars.

I have a new phrase for it. Just like policemen have "throw-down guns", I think most of those "expert witnesses" use "throw-down science".

When it comes to forensics, if you can't believe the dogs and the bees, there's nothing left to believe!