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Re: Royal Mail's Nobel guru in telepathy row

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From: Charles Kent-Davies
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:42
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Cardinal Chunder wrote in message <3BC723DD.6070905@xxxx.com>...
>Michael Painter wrote:
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>> Newton was a nut also.
>> Read the whole article to see what others think about this.
>>
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>Newton isn't even mentioned in the article, but regardless his ideas
>might have been "out there" but he had the proof to back them up.
>
>The same cannot be said of *anything* paranormal where there is not the
>slightest shred of proof that psychic powers, telepathy or clairvoyancy
>exist in any way, shape or form.


Newton was also an alchemist, and he had some weird ideas about religion. I
suspect the original poster had this in mind.

Chaz

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From: "Charles Kent-Davies" <chaz@bored.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Royal Mail's Nobel guru in telepathy row
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 19:42:19 +0200
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