24th January 2006, 5:15 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11009379/
I had predicted as much... Sure there's some rational thought to some of their arguments, but it seems that neither side can claim to be using rational thought in their decision making process. They've made up their minds in advance and twist whatever they hear to match their world view, instead of the other way around. Yes, I'll admit it. My position is so weak minded I can be easily swayed by something so base as empirical evidence :D.
I had predicted as much... Sure there's some rational thought to some of their arguments, but it seems that neither side can claim to be using rational thought in their decision making process. They've made up their minds in advance and twist whatever they hear to match their world view, instead of the other way around. Yes, I'll admit it. My position is so weak minded I can be easily swayed by something so base as empirical evidence :D.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)