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From: carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft)
Newsgroups: net.sci,net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Contempt prior to Investication (was Parapsychology and sloppiness)
Message-ID: <410@aoa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 12:56:31 EST
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In article <435@ccivax.UUCP> rb@ccivax.UUCP (What's in a name ?) writes:
>>>I think this stuff should stay out of net.sci mainly because the only
>>>responsible researchers in the field are not on the net (or don't
>>>contribute anyway).
>Has science become a bastion of ignorance?
>Ignorance is best defined as "contempt prior to investigation".
>For some reason, it seems that there is a whole realm of "phenomena" which
>merits scientific investigation, and is being ignored as "crackpot science".
>
 My comment to this general type of posting follows below.
>
>Bio-feedback is a form of "mind over matter" parapsychology, now used
>for "stress management".  Even polygraphs fit into this catagory.
>approaches to treatment have also resulted.
>
This is garbage. Nerves can always move the muscles they are attached to. this
has nothing to do with parapsychology. I of course take exception to the use of 
"ology" in conjunction with such a bullshit field.

>Even creationism has taken the form of genetic engineering and bio-engineering
>technology.
>
Total crap. Creationism refers to Deists who think the world was built not 
evolved.


My flame follows. Please use "n" if you dont want to see me insult the idiots
who think this stuff has anything to do with science or reality.
























Now for my main point: Once again, the horseshit about pseudoscientific
events and laws has shown up in net.sci or net.physics or net.med......
seems to be every 3 months as tho' a vile force caused it.
TAKE A HIKE!!!!!! YOU MORONIC HYPERAPOLOGETIC CLOWNS ARE BORING AND
FUNCTIONALLY INCOMPETENT!
And no, I do NOT have to take this crap seriously just because you once
heard someone claim to be an expert and claim it's true. Go talk to
travelling evangelists and get the hell out of reality groups on the
net

That's all I have to say. I promise to stop wasting the net space if 
the people I'm flaming stop also.



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