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From: rene@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: SCIENCE: GOOD, BAD, AND BOGUS by Martin Gardner
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Date: Tue, 24-Jan-84 17:41:07 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 24 17:41:07 1984
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>>From cvl!rlgvax!seismo!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxr!lew Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
>>
>>P&T's remote viewing is discussed in a review of the book, MINDREACH. One
>>gets quite a different perspective on the whole set-up compared to what
>>came across in the NOVA program. For example, there is quite a scientology
>>crowd involved. This includes Puthoff, who is not only "clear" but has
>>advanced to some sort of "Thetan" degree. The principal subject, Price,
>>was similarly advanced in this respect. NOVA's lack of mention of this
>>is damning in itself, I think.
>>
>>		Lew Mammel, Jr. ihnp4!ihuxr!lew


Why are the people's religious affiliations important? Does it matter
if the guy doing whatever is being studied is a guru or an agnostic?
Surely what he does is what should be critically looked at and tested,
rather than his background. I commend NOVA for not mentioning that
they were Scientologists, as this is background info that has nothing
to do with what the show was about, yet will immediately predjudice
many people against what they were trying to show was or was not
possible. Arguments "ad hominum" should be ignored.

				- rene
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