And, don't forget cold fusion! Paul C Bernhardt Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD, USA pcbernhardt[at]frostburg[d0t]edu
On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:42 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6 Jan 2011 at 8:46, Mike Palij (yada, yada) wrote: > >>> I wonder if anyone has conducted a case study on Bem to understand why >> he believes in PSI? > > The simple answer would be because that's where he believes his > results take him. A good scientist has to accept what his data tells > him, regardless of the consequences and his own beliefs, even if > contrary. Of course, extraordinary claims require extraordinary > evidence, and the claim here is extraordinarily extraordinary. > Still, he did play by the rules, which got his paper past peer > review. > > As for Mike's title, I don't think physics colleagues have much to > snicker about, not when you remind them of the Bogdanov twins > ( http://tinyurl.com/29gnz6l ) and the polywater debacle. > > (Wikipedia also has a nice long piece on the Bogdanovs). > > Stephen > -------------------------------------------- > Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Bishop's University > Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada > e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca > --------------------------------------------- > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=7710 > or send a blank email to > leave-7710-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7716 or send a blank email to leave-7716-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
