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Only today, it has come to my attention that Doug Bashford is, in
fact, the UNABOMBER!

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bashford@psnw.com (Doug Bashford) wrote:

>  Yep,  Greig Ebeling wrote on Mon, 10 Feb 1997 13:03:52 GMT about:
>Re: Ebeling just a troll -- was: Re: Bashford says: Ozone confuses me.


>>This post fails to add anything of value to this discussion, and is
>>not worthy of sci.environment, or any other ng which is not dedicated
>>to pointless abuse.

>In fact science:
>1) teaches one to test one's assumptions,
>2) teaches one to formulate a falsifiable hypothesis,
>3) teaches one to test those via facts, observation and logic.

>I prefer logic.

... beats observation and facts any day. :-)

>This is what this post is about.  You seemingly object to my
>number 1, testing your assumptions.  My falsifiable hypothesis
>is that you are operating under dogma, and that you are merely
>a general purpose anti-environmental dittohead parrot.  This
>hypothesis has seemingly been confirmed by your behaviour as
>per my predictions.  

>And you fell flat again in my attempt to discern what your 2)
>and 3) are.  No wonder you object, you have been defeated.

If I have been defeated, why are you still blathering?

>Objection in this case is not scientific, but a symptom of dogma.
>The logical response would be to abandon your "hypothesis" that
>you cannot even name.

>My instincts on your first ozone-teacup post was that you
>were a just another Limbaughtomyville dittohead parrot.  Only today
>has it come to my attention that in the past you have copied
>long anti-environmental passages complete with footnotes,
>unattributed, directly from right-wing radio talk show comedian
>Rush Limbaugh's book: *The Way It Aught to Be*, to the Net.
>Do you deny this?

I have never read the book, or even heard of it.  Of course all
anti-environmentalist Limaughtomyville nature-haters are liars... ;-)

>It seems my so-called; "nature-hating Limbaughists" charges
>were dead-on, wern't they?  Prediction is part of science and logic.

ROTFL

[the rest is mercifully snipped]

...Greig