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Old 03-March-2007, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by VanderL View Post
Why not be honest about it and just shut down the ATM section completely, I have asked this question earlier without getting a clear answer, why do we have an ATM section at all? If this new rule will be applied it means the end of ATM.

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Because ideas from outside the mainstream have a genuine value to science. Who knows where the next great idea is going to come from? It won't always be scientists; although, they've got the training to understand why some ideas won't work. I'd never want to shut down ATM.

And showing the process, from the initial concept to seeing how it compares against current evidence is very valuable.

It doesn't mean the end of ATM, it just means the end, I hope, of true believers using BAUT to promote their theories endlessly.
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