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Re: Critical Thinking
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Date: 
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 19:13:28 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:

> Digging around, looking for something else, I ran across this rather
> interesting cite...
> 
> http://www.csicop.org/si/9012/critical-thinking.html
> 
> Anyone here have reason to disagree with it? It is in the context of
> evaluating paranormal claims, but has bearing on a lot of what we've been
> bandying about lately.
> 
> It's just a restatement of scientific method, of course, but well written.
> 
> If someone wants to dispute it, I'm all ears.

LOL And he was doing so well, too;-D

"...If I claim that Adolf Hitler is alive and well and living in
                  Argentina, how could you disprove my claim?"


-John


> 
> 
> ++Lar



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(...) Fortunately for HIM, he wasn't posting to a newsgroup, and wasn't arguing, merely presenting information. So he didn't "lose", per se. (didn't satisfy 2 of the preconditions) Fortunately for YOU, you quoted that quote BEFORE any argument was (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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Digging around, looking for something else, I ran across this rather interesting cite... (URL) here have reason to disagree with it? It is in the context of evaluating paranormal claims, but has bearing on a lot of what we've been bandying about (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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