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Old Posted Nov 12, 2015, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Xelebes View Post
Hm, there are some things that I don't see much skepticism about (classical mechanics) because much of the caveats to it are given their own theories (general relativity, special relativity) for which they can make predictions. But gosh darn it, that there is a screw used to bolt a computer on a rocket does not mean that that rocket cannot get into space. When you can get your eyes off the non sequitur, you can start working on causal relationships. And when researchers seeking to refute are being paid to editorialise and minimise the models with meal-mouthy equivocation and obfuscation by those who are trying their hardest to protect their assets but care not a whit to anyone else's, we have to admit to ourselves that we may be looking at the wrong voices for looking towards building alternate theories.
Come on the Koch brothers are legit! What more impartial, scientifically minded individuals could you ask for? They are the voice of reason!



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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics...mpire-20140924
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