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Thread #77142   Message #1372675
Posted By: Amos
05-Jan-05 - 09:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: Fact vs. Factoid: What to believe??
Subject: RE: BS: Fact vs. Factoid: What to believe??
Yeah...the thing is that science runs on statistics -- clearly formulated and honestly reported. They are the headlights by which the blind lead the blind! :D If he is not providing case histories but just asserting statistics baldly, he might as well be lying even when he is not. It is indistinguishable from rabid opinionation.

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