In Reply to: Who on the asylum says this? posted by jj on November 17, 2002 at 23:42:23:
And I did say "…the people who pass everything off…" by which I meant those who really have only that one answer, even if you've said that what you heard wasn't what you expected or that you were surprised.Sorry I missed this sub-thread.
I'm not saying you can't make a mistake about what you hear - we both agree that is possible. I am saying that you can't explain everything away with one explanation, especially when it doesn't fit with the circumstances some of the time. The situation is more complex than that.
And I do think people who seize on one possible explanation and apply it as an object of faith, who aren't willing to entertain alternatives and play with options, are the worst enemies of science because that really is closed mind thinking.
David Aiken
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- Actually, I did :-)… - David Aiken 23:39:39 11/20/02 (0)