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To: Stefan who wrote (82806)	8/7/2008 11:18:53 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) of 116555

Stefan: " Galileo and Copernicus were nuts too they defy scientific consensus as it was at the time. I would not use majority or consensus in science as a fact – show me concrete evidence. By the way where is the “ether” that was so well described in the early 20th century? Keep in mind that scientists have agenda just like politicians; it never hurts to be skeptical! KOAN: not quite. Galileo and Coprenicus were jailed and almost tortured and killed by the church for heresy, (which is what the church did to heretics in those days). Their crime: saying the earth revolved around the sun! They called that era the dark ages, because the church did not allow any dissent (or science that challenged the church's teachings) upon penalty of torture and death. No one on earth more skeptical than me, but being skeptical when the vast majority of the best scientific minds are telling us we are in danger is not so smart. Prudent caution would make more sense to me. If you are walking through the forest and natives tell you a rabid bear or tiger is killing people and to be careful, I would think prudent caution would be more important than skepticism.

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