From: Dave Zachariah (davez@kth.se)
Date: Sat Aug 16 2008 - 05:47:58 EDT
on 2008-08-16 11:02 Philip Dunn wrote: > On what grounds do you think skepticism be restricted in the way you > suggest? > > Very little backing? > On the grounds of the three criteria for ranking and choosing theories: logical consistency, empirical accuracy and simplicity. The mass of evidence for extraordinary and implausible (by the standards of Occam and his razor) claims have to significantly *outweigh and contradict* the simpler and widely accepted general account. This is not the case for the 911 conspiracy theories today. (The Griffin interview being a perfect example.) To pretend otherwise is to delude oneself and destroy whatever credibility one has. //Dave Z _______________________________________________ ope mailing list ope@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/ope
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