Ed Leafe <> wrote:
> On May 7, 2007, at 3:47 AM, Helio W. wrote:
>
>> My answer to him was, "John, when people thought the earth was flat,
>> they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they
>> were wrong. But if you think that thinking the earth is spherical is
>> just as wrong as thinking the earth is flat, then your view is
>> wronger than both of them put together."
>
> That's exactly the sort of idiocy that passes for critical thinking
> today. If something you don't like could have a slight possibility of
> being shown to be only 99% accurate, it's perfectly OK to loudly and
> repeatedly claim that that idea is 100% wrong. Evolution, global
> warming, deforestation - all of this is dismissed with a wave of the
> hand and a sneer because we don't (and possibly can't) know every
> tiny detail involved.
Can I get an Amen!
Stephen Russell
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