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12-16-2004 2:35 PM 		Reply to: Message 8 by Maestro232
12-16-2004 1:56 PM

Maestro writes:
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My opinion is that experience is a reasonable barometer in conjunction with science.
How do you explain the fact that experience used to tell people that the Earth was flat or that the Sun orbits the Earth? How do you explain the fact that experience used to tell people that whether an object floats in wather or not is dictated by shape rather than density? Actually, how do you explain the fact that experience used to tell people that women are inferior to men?
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I believe this is on topic because it deals directly with people who use the scientific method and people who base their beliefs on common sense and everyday experience.
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12-16-2004 3:00 PM 		Reply to: Message 16 by robinrohan
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Human reason and logic.
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12-16-2004 3:16 PM 		Reply to: Message 18 by robinrohan
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Although it is true that you must have the experience first before being able to analyze what's what, my original response was to that new guy... can't remember his name and too lazy to look up... who seemed to suggest that experience alone would suffice.
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12-16-2004 9:26 PM 		Reply to: Message 18 by robinrohan
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robinrohan writes:
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Are you suggesting that human reason and logic transcend the personal, the cultural, and the natural?
Not at all.
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