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Old 19-June-2007, 04:02 PM
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However, most of the ATMers here wouldn't know the scientific method if it bit 'em on the backside.

I have nothing against ATM ideas that work within the scientific method. If they're testable and predictive then they're great. But they're not.
Again, with the generalizations!

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People have talked about "flecks of gold" and "saving the baby" etc, but again I have to ask - have any ATM ideas proposed or preached about on these boards ever been validated?
I don't know, have any? Since you're the one who is concerned about this, why not do some research and find out?
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