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- From: vwp@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (mark.a.skala)
- Subject: Re: bullshit
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:28:25 GMT
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- In article <1jnp5hINNrm3@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ap856@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John A. Wincek) writes:
- >Have you studied astrology? I think not. From my own personal experience
- >I have found the "science" of astrology to be a valid one. Biology never
- >appealed to me and I seriously doubt that the subject I found terminally
- >boaring in school would now suddenly richly reward me. Now, I'm not
- >doubting it's validity, it just holds no appeal. And since astrology holds
- >no appeal to you, you might be better served reading alt. bio. or some
- >other "rewarding" board. And you might ask yourself why you don't believe
- >in astrology. Is it because of exhaustive research on your part which
- >proved it's non existance or is it just your uneducated opinion? Or
- >perhaps you listen to others opinions? "Others don't believe in it, why
- >not me?"
- >
- >john
-
- Personal experience is not "science". Also, you seem to be saying that
- people should believe in something until they find a reason not to. I
- think it should be the other way around. If astrology is valid, it should
- be very easy to prove. Use the scientific method; conduct valid, repeatable
- experiments. If anyone can show proof they have any paranormal powers,
- the magician James Randi has had an outstanding many thousand-dollar
- reward for about 20 years, just waiting for you to come and claim it.
-
- Mark A. Skala "Anything worth doing is worth
- vwp@cbnewsk.att.com doing to excess."
-