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Originally Posted by EDG_
It just all seems rather futile to me though.
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In almost all cases, it is futile, if the only purpose is to show where the poster is wrong. But, as I said, there are plenty of people here who don't actually know, or maybe misunderstand the scientific underpinings that show the ATM poster to be wrong. Just think of those people when you refute something. That is part of my motivation to post refutations in the ATM. This board does prize science education also.
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Originally Posted by EDG_
Maybe I've just run into those ATMers who aren't actually interested in showing evidence for their claims and who don't seem interested in defending their theories in a satisfactory manner and who largely don't have a clue about the reality of what they're talking about and don't care either, I dunno - but it largely seems to be a waste of time trying to get people like that to present their ideas properly.
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Again, in almost all cases it is a waste of time. That was one of the reasons for putting a 30 day limit on the discussion of a particular idea.