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#1 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:27 pm

Was Just reading about Francis Bacon's Idols of the Mind, which I hadn't heard of before. It works very well in explaining what I have been calling fallacies, especially as they pertain to scientific "controversies."

Here's a teacher-ish worksheet about it, if you're interested. Or even if you're not. :)

http://wetheteachers.com/viewfiles.php?fid=996
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
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#2 Post by Ritterskoop » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:05 pm

This looks neat. I'll read it tonight after work.
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