At the end of the Scientific Method process, if the data doesn't fit the hypothesis, you are supposed to update the hypothesis to fit the data.
However, pseudoskeptics (the Randi/Shermer/CSICOP crowd) do the exact opposite. They REJECT all data that doesn't fit into the hypothesis they want, which in this case is "all paranormal claims are false" and like a religion to them. Therefore, they do the antithesis of the Scientific Method, which is ironic since they worship science.
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Pseudoskeptics do not follow the Scientific Method
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Pseudoskeptics do not follow the Scientific Method
“Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.” - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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For every person who reads this valuable book there are hundreds of naïve souls who would prefer to have their spines tingled by a sensational but worthless potboiler by some hack journalist of the paranormal. You who now read these sentences join a small but wiser minority. Martin Gaardner (Psychology of the Psychic)
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Welcome Pegasus. This posting by Scepcop is atypical in that it did not include a video.
You'll love reading Scepcop's posts. Scimitars were not available - beware January 19, 2038 is upon us.
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