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Old 11-12-12 | 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by John C. Ratliff
Simply labeling a study where people went to the trouble of crunching cadaver heads "lies" doesn't cut it. You need to read the study, then see whether there was some kind of discrepancy which would invalidate their findings. You cannot just label it as showing "pretty much anything that can be imagined." If you don't do that kind of legwork, you are putting your own credibility on the line.
I agree you can't simply wave off the studies you don't like, but that of course cuts both ways, and I think it is perfectly fair to point out that there are many studies that do not come to the same conclusion and can no more be waved off as lies...
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