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Old 18-August-2006, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Doodler View Post
I'll accept John Q Public's opinion, if JQP decides to read up and make an informed decision. If some howling mouthbreather wants to whine about it without understanding the real nature of the conversation, then their opinion means very little. Science doesn't bow to popular opinion. It is, or it is not, there is no lawyer to call if you don't like the outcome.
In this case, though, there are good arguments on all sides of the issue. If the mouthbreathers want to advocate any of the positions, they have an argument that backs them up.

It's the astronomers that are hard pressed to justify their efforts to the mouthbreathers.
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