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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Wow, Hank. This is nearly incomprehensible.
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No, I think he's making the point that we shouldn't be less critical of an assertion merely because it's offered on some "scientific" basis without being willing (or able) to judge the actual science soundly. Taking either simply on faith results in stories of arks as well as stories of melting igloos. There is no more merit in simply believing there are beelyons and beelyons of stars 'cuz Sagan said so than there is in believing that someone turned into salt after seeing his wife 'cuz you read it in a Book.
