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To: TXnMA

More name-calling when your arguments don’t stand up to reason and common sense [Only boneheaded dogmatists...]

According to you there is zero fraudulent scientific studies - they’re all just honest mistakes.

I can’t help but notice the majority of my factual statements are ignored.


54 posted on 06/25/2014 12:50:13 PM PDT by BrandtMichaels
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To: BrandtMichaels
Speaking of "name calling", someone (whom I respect more than you might think) has this on his FRProfile page:

******* "A fanatic is one who can not change his mind and will not change the subject." Winston Churchill *******

That, to me, is a fair description of what I called, "boneheaded dogmatists" -- as a behaviorial class (not as a personal accusation).

Since you were making scurrilous charges about scientists as a class, I felt it only proper to counter your accusation with a strong categorization of those who DO NOT continue to seek truth, because their minds are closed.

On that matter, your FRProfile position seemed to place us in fairly close accordance.

I did not make any claims (as you did) about all "scientists", per se, nor did I claim that there are no "bad apples" within the greater profession.

I corrected your misperception re "how science is done" -- and, then, questioned your authority to make the perfidious accusation that all scientists (including me) are pecuniarily driven.

If one makes sweeping claims, one must possess very broad authority -- so I asked if you were so equipped. Seemed a fair response to one who had denigrated me and my profession -- and my very motivation for how I have spent my life -- and my calling. Since I am a member of your reviled vocation, I (silly me!) took it as a personal insult.

While we consider who owes whom an apology, I will review all your comments on this thread to see if there are any "factual statements" that I overlooked. Meanwhile, you might repeat (or at least point out) whatever you deemed "factual" for my edification and education; I wouldn't want to miss any enlightenment...

68 posted on 06/25/2014 8:24:01 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias... "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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