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Article #4310Re: The Flat Earth? - Conclusion
From: Paul Johnson
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 1995 00:00
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 1995 00:00
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C. Cagle (singtech@teleport.com) wrote: > Kevin, you missed the point. The volcanic moon *was* an accepted > 'scientific' theory at one point. Untrue in light of today's knowledge > but nevertheless accepted at the time. No, you missed the point. The theory was consistent with the available evidence. Scientists never claim to be right 100% of the time (unlike religionists). > Don't you consider 2000 scientists living off of 250 million tax dollars a > year for the past 40 years at PPPL a welfare state? They are not close to > breakeven in fusion research and suspect it will be at least another 40 or > 50 years if then. They are all WELFARE QUEENS IN WHITE COATS! Get it? Wrong again. Scientists are contributing to the wealth of society. Or are you going to boycott all products of science for the last several hundred years? If so, I'll come and visit you in your mud hut some time. Paul. -- Paul Johnson | GEC-Marconi Ltd is not responsible for my opinions. | +44 1245 473331 ext 2245+-----------+-----------------------------------------+ Work: <paul.johnson@gmrc.gecm.com> | You are lost in a twisty maze of little Home: <Paul@treetop.demon.co.uk> | standards, all different.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f66d0,bd5c6f53c27c37d X-Google-Attributes: gidf66d0,public X-Google-Thread: f44bc,bd5c6f53c27c37d X-Google-Attributes: gidf44bc,public X-Google-Thread: fc158,bd5c6f53c27c37d X-Google-Attributes: gidfc158,public X-Google-Thread: 10f18e,bd5c6f53c27c37d X-Google-Attributes: gid10f18e,public X-Google-Thread: f74ae,bd5c6f53c27c37d X-Google-Attributes: gidf74ae,public X-Google-Thread: 1038c2,bd5c6f53c27c37d X-Google-Attributes: gid1038c2,public X-Google-Thread: 10b363,bd5c6f53c27c37d X-Google-Attributes: gid10b363,public From: paj@gmrc.gecm.com (Paul Johnson) Subject: Re: The Flat Earth? - Conclusion Date: 1995/07/04 Message-ID: <3tb28m$6ap@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com> X-Deja-AN: 105654841 distribution: world references: <O1iblelgYjV9079yn@calvados.apna.org.au> <3r599o$frs@cronkite.cisco.com> <3rqcr9$a4g@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> <3rs6l4$2po@netnews.upenn.edu> <singtech-2306950242460001@ip-salem2-26.teleport.com> followup-to: sci.astro,talk.origins,sci.anthropology,alt.sci.physics.new-theories,sci.skeptic,aus.religion,alt.religion.christian organization: GEC-Marconi Research Centre newsgroups: sci.astro,talk.origins,sci.anthropology,alt.sci.physics.new-theories,sci.skeptic,aus.religion,alt.religion.christian