--- In [email protected], new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: <snip> [I wrote:] > > > The thing with people like Kurtz, I suspect, is that > > > his predisposition to dismiss astrology (and other such > > > endeavors) has kept him from examining what *good* > > > astrology looks like. In effect, at least partly, he's > > > dismissing a straw man. > > > > That wouldn't surprise me. I think it is up to astrology to present a > > better case or show an interest in good studies. The arrogance of the > > position that "we already know it is true so we don't have to prove it > > to you" is a problem in many fields, some claiming to be scientific. > > Paul may be placing the burden of proof on others to present claims in > > a way that is falsifiable. > > Why should Paul accept astrology if no strong and valid studies have > been presented?
Just very quickly, while my sister is giving me a chnce to use her computer--I wasn't suggesting he should *accept* it; I wouldn't expect him ever to do that. I meant that if he were looking at *good* astrology, he'd need to make a more sophisticated case for dismissing it. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
