13th November 2007, 05:35 PM
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#687 (permalink)
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UGS Assassin
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GaryM
(1) A single piece of experimental evidence always trumps mountains of anecdotal evidence. The ancient Mesopotamians could have given you loads of anecdotal evidence as to why the Earth was shaped like a flat disc, but Aristotle's observations that some stars are only visible from some parts of the world blew that theory out of the water.
(2) Alternative explanation for religious feelings?
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Excellent points in this and other replies from Gary. |
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