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The author is naive and forgets one important detail: many "skeptics" are simply trying to muddle the debate. Think on how much the tobacco industry, the tetra-
by diego_moita 17y ago
The author is naive and forgets one important detail: many "skeptics" are simply trying to muddle the debate. Think on how much the tobacco industry, the tetra-ethyl lead producers and other industries lobbied for years against serious research that threatened their interests.
The big problem is to understand if you're really convincing an engaging a skeptic or simply feeding a troll.
- anamax 17y ago> The big problem is to understand if you're really convincing an engaging a skeptic or simply feeding a troll. Actually, that's not your problem. And, even if it is, that doesn't justify unscientific behavior. If you want to be treated as a source of reliable information, you have to actually be one. You don't get to complain about how other people behave.