re: Scepticism and science

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phil — 7/23/2009 1:04:49 AM (archived)

Exactly on point.

We all have our favorite hypothethes but the essence of science is to include ALL data including that which casts doubt on our thinking (the no cherry picking rule) and to consider and attempt to refute or else reconcile opposing interpretations. Easy to say, not easy to do.

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New Evidence for Clovis Era Comet Strikes in North America - phil - 7/22/2009 8:34:58 PM
- You would think that some people would get the message - E.P. - 7/22/2009 9:49:32 PM
  - Scepticism and science - Adam - 7/22/2009 11:00:13 PM
    - re: Scepticism and science - E.P. - 7/24/2009 4:25:31 PM
    - re: Scepticism and science - phil - 7/23/2009 1:04:49 AM
      - The debate is over geological evidence for comet impacts on Earth - mip - 7/23/2009 11:32:19 PM
        
        5. There is ample evidence that they are very rare - Nick Hoffman - 7/24/2009 1:09:37 AM
        
        no there is not - E.P. - 7/24/2009 4:21:37 PM
        
        Rare or not, it would only take one - mip - 7/24/2009 2:27:12 AM
        
        Statistics vs expectation in the matter of risk - Nick Hoffman - 7/24/2009 6:08:33 AM
        
        Statistics Matter - Marsby - 7/24/2009 3:01:17 AM
        
        Statistics Matter: Yes they do, and right now NASA is understating the risk by an order of magnitude (n/t) - E.P. - 7/25/2009 3:41:53 PM
        
        Risk Analysis vs. Game Ender - mip - 7/24/2009 3:26:44 AM
        
        What Arguement? - Marsby - 7/24/2009 1:51:27 PM
        
        Mark, you have a problem in perception - E.P. - 7/24/2009 4:28:35 PM
        
        Probably So - Marsby - 7/24/2009 5:34:13 PM
        
        But what if there's only a one-in-a-million chance... - alcaray - 7/24/2009 8:06:39 AM
        
        re: But what if there's only a one-in-a-million chance... - Doug Ellison - 7/24/2009 1:37:26 PM

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