15-November-2008, 10:00 PM
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Just like the Creationists over on Talk.Origins
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My thoughts exactly. (I've just got over my flashbacks to PN junctions, circa 1982.)
I'm fascinated with Total Science's unique approach to wagging the dog.
1. Adopt a bullying attitude; go onto one of the most civilised sites anywhere ever, and behave as if it's a bar-room brawl.
2. Compile a list of quotations, consisting of several from respectable scientists which touch on the relevant subject (but don't actually support Total Science's views at all), together with one or two quotes that do support Total Science's views, but which are written by crackpots.
3. Make vague allegations which don't quite count as ad homs because nobody is mentioned by name.
4. When challenged, quote a source that appears to support your stance (whether from the respected scientists or the other group - by now people have supposedly forgotten which is which). Remember to do so in a belligerant manner.
5. If in doubt, make a very short statement that contains a germ of science but which could mean almost anything.
6. Carry on as long as possible.
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