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- From: twitch@hub.ofthe.net
- Newsgroups: alt.alien.research,alt.conspiracy.area51,alt.paranet.ufo
- Subject: Re: NAMING THE BIRDS IN THE AVIARY--here they are!
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 16:34:25 GMT
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- fissure@zot.io.org (Fissure) wrote:
-
- #In article <4pp3j0$evr@cwis-20.wayne.edu>,
- #>
- #>Puthoff andf Targ have been standing jokes in the scientific world
- #>for over 30 years. Martin Gardner first exposed their work to a mass
- #>audience in his book "Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science"
- #>back in (I think) the late 50s.
- #>
- #>--mike
-
- #i may agree totally with you regarding the work of putoff and targ
- but
- #citing martin gardner as some sort of authority is ridiculous. he has
- no
- #background in the sciences of which he espouses opinion. like randi
- he is
- #a scoffer who has no proper credentials just a big mouth.
-
- A background in the sciences is not really a requirement nor in some
- cases is it even advisable! Randi was called in when one of the
- science journals wanted to check out the Homeopathy claims made by a
- scientific laboratory!
-
- Scientists are not used to looking for fraud or the like. A
- professional magician is.
-
- What counts far more than someone's credentials, is the evidence that
- they can produce.
-
- Enjoy.
-
- Twitch
-
-