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Re:Peter Thiel funds a science publication questioning evolu... by oskkejdjdkjd on Monday February 04, 2019 @05:14PM (#19081170)
So we are supposed to dismiss dysons conclusions because he’s a genius? That is the most astounding contortion of logic I have ever seen. If you disagree with him, then go find out the logic he uses to justify his conclusions and discuss that.
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Re:Peter Thiel funds a science publication questioning evolu... by noneeeed on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @04:20AM (#19083914)
Absolutely not. In fact I think Dyson is definitely worth listening to. Obviously I didn't explain myself clearly enough.

The point of my comment was that just because someone is a genius, does not automatically make them right. The fact that Linua Pauling was very wrong about vitamin C mega-dosing doesn't stop him from being one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, and someone who was right about an awful lot of things.

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