Re: [Science] Moon landing Hoax (fwd)

[Andy Dougherty <doughera@LAFAYETTE.EDU>]

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Jim Green wrote:

> What I would _not_ teach them is that when scientific data is presented
> that counters the accepted story, one does not call that data "stupid" and
> try to prove it clearly false.
>
> One should look at the data very carefully and try to ascertain its level
> of validity.

True, but life is short and you have to make a lot of judgements about
whether and when it's reasonable to expend the time, effort, and money
to "look at the data very carefully and try to ascertain its level of
validity."

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    Andy Dougherty              doughera@lafayette.edu
    Dept. of Physics
    Lafayette College, Easton PA 18042