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- From: ab801@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca (Charles Gregory)
- Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors,alt.paranet.ufo,sci.skeptic,alt.alien.research,alt.paranormal
- Subject: Re: Why BOOKS are better than newsgroups
- Date: 5 Jul 1996 00:12:20 -0400
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- mulligan@prairie.NoDak.edu (Timothy F Mulligan) wrote:
- > Steve, what you are telling us is that you dislike seeing a point of view
- > challenged. In other words, you eschew critical thinking. That's really
- > too bad.
-
- No, what Steve wrote was:
- > : I like reading books on paranormal, UFOs, psychic powers, out-of body
- > : experiences, etc. Books are usually well documented and sensible unlike
- > : the arguing that is so prevalent here.
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- So what he dislikes and eschews is arguing that is NOT "documented and
- sensisble". And you must admit there is a ton of THAT on the newsgroups.
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- > In spite of being raucous, and often vulgar, the Internet, I think, will
- > encourage critical thinking to an unprecedented extent.
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- Sadly, the immediacy of the format also encourages hurried, poorly formed
- arguments, with less critical thinking than should be expected. And the
- gratification of seeing one's views widely circulated causes ego to become
- part of the process. "Look how smart I am", followed by flaming attacks on
- people who dare challeng this notion.
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- Charles Gregory
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