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  2. From: drtruesd@cts.com (Rosie/Dan Truesdell)
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  4. Subject: Re: Carl Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World"
  5. Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 16:18:08 GMT
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  13. "Wm G. Smith" <w.smith@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
  14.  
  15. >There's something I just don't get about the UFO people:
  16. >[...]
  17. >Now, the following facts are sufficiently within the ordinary experience of most human 
  18. >beings that they should not need any citations:
  19. >    1.  People sometimes see things that aren't there.
  20. >    2.  People sometimes misinterpret what they do see.
  21. >    3.  People are very suggestible.
  22. >    4.  People sometimes lie.
  23.  
  24. 1. Scientists sometimes see things that aren't there.
  25. 2. Scientists sometimes misinterpret what they do see.
  26. 3. Scientists are very suggestible.
  27. 4. Scientists sometimes lie.
  28. 5. Governments ALWAYS lie.
  29. 6. Scientists work for the government.
  30.  
  31. I think there's plenty foolishness to go around. No one 
  32. is immune.
  33.  
  34. So?
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