[TowerTalk] Bad science

[Gilmer, Mike]

On Wednesday, December 08, 1999 1:28 PM, WA9ALS - John
[SMTP:jfleming@shelbynet.net] wrote:
Some days I don't even try anymore - you just can't
> tell people something they believe in is wrong.
> 

A lot of this kind of sentiment is fueled by the predisposition many have to
believing in conspiracy theories.  Because so many now-debunked myths (e.g.
the Pearl Harbor sneak attack or that radiation from high-tension lines
causes birth defects) are started by established "authorities" (for their
own personal/political/business gains) it's easier for all wacky ideas to be
taken seriously and serious science to be ignored.

Mike
n2mg@contesting.com

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