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Old 30-August-2006, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jlhredshift
But, if a large enough group to be statisictally significant proclaims the same thing we probably ought to look into it.
By that logic scientists should take seriously even astrology or the dogma of a faith.

What matters is not how many people are convinced of something, but why they are convinced of it.
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