>At 11:46 AM -0400 9/16/00, Miguel Roig wrote:
>>Perhaps the possibility of the existence of ESP makes Jim Clark and others on
>>this list a little uncomfortable?
>Not nearly as uncomfortable as the uncritical acceptance of its existence.
I agree that, as scientists, we should be concerned with the uncritical
acceptance of controversial phenomena. However, we should also be as concerned
with their dogmatic rejection.
>Again, extraordinary claims (such as those violating known physical laws)
>require extraodinary proof. They must be held to a higher standard, not a
>lower one.
I tend to agree, though I also tend to have a slight problem with _who_ decides
what is or what is not extraordinary.
>>>Reference
>>
>>Jensen, Jr., A. R. (1992) Scientific Fraud or False accusations? The case of
>>Cyril Burt. In Miller, D. J. and Hersen, M. Research fraud in the
>>behavioral and biomedical sciences. New York: Wiley.
>An interesting source of support ;-)
The material presented is even more interesting than its source.
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