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Author Topic:   Dawkins - The Greatest Show on Earth
Modulous
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Message 8 of 18 (524372)
09-16-2009 8:54 AM
Reply to: Message 3 by iano
09-16-2009 5:22 AM


Re: The Fallibility of Eye Witness Testimony
One trouble with scientific evidence is that interpretation is involved in deciding just what is being evidenced.
If only some part of the methodology was focussed on inventing and carrying out 'tests' that can discriminate between two different conclusions.
The trouble with Dawkins recent books is that they've already decided the evidence points to old hag.
That's because the evidence does point to an old hag. Because tests have ruled out all but the most unfalsifiable of alternatives.

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Message 17 of 18 (524605)
09-17-2009 7:14 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Richard Townsend
09-17-2009 6:55 PM


Re: Dawkins - The Greatest Show on Earth
I'm assuming he talks about this:
?
If so, that gives me reason to pick up the book alone - that experiment has fascinated me since I first heard of it and I'd like to read Dawkins' take on it!

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