Re: Debunking pseudoscience: Why horoscopes really work

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 13 2001 - 17:03:14 GMT

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    On 11/13/01 11:42, Dace said this-

    >Science can be treated one of two ways, either as glorified engineering or
    >compartmentalized philosophy.

    How didactic.

    Compare this to treating it as a function of mind, which is what it is-
    the way the senses and the intellect work out the world.

    And in the absence of dogma, it always gets it right.

    But it's tough to avoid, dogma.

    But, who wants a dog for a mama, anyway?

    - Wade

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