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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. It's the authoritarian mind set which is the opposite of the scientific mindset.

Reply to Ligyron (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 08:16 AM

Mar 2017

Authoritarians and RWAF seek confirmation of beliefs and pass over contradictory evidence or try to rationalize it away or change the subject or gish gallop.

Scientists seek contradictory evidence against their theories. If one of their theories is wrong, they would rather know it sooner than later so that they can more quickly get on the right track.

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