Magnificent post, informative list. Since we know which modern brand of Bogus Science is nearest and dearest to my heart...i thought I'd test it against each of the warning signs:
On Dec 28, 2007 1:29 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. The discoverer pitches the claim directly to the media. Well let's see....there is nothing to "discover" with Intelligent Design, so there isn't even anything to pitch....be it to the media, or to other scientists. 2. The discoverer says that a powerful establishment is trying to suppress > his or her work. Scientists are trying to suppress Intelligent Design because......oh I dunno...they are heathens? 3. The scientific effect involved is always at the very limit of detection. > Oh my...isn't this the ESSENCE of Intelligent Design??? 4. Evidence for a discovery is anecdotal. Not sure if this applies. > 5. The discoverer says a belief is credible because it has endured for > centuries. No belief is older than God > 6. The discoverer has worked in isolation. > Nope. > 7. The discoverer must propose new laws of nature to explain an > observation. Worse! The discovered must propose something SUPER natural.....yikes. Survey says?!?!?! BZZZZZT....ID is bogus science of the most obvious kind. -- And I never stop the dream Or the growing need For speed and novacaine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249258 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
