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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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Ron Obvious

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Fri Apr 19, 2013, 11:36 AM Apr 2013

Boston [View all]

But not just Boston. I'm just depressed how many people, including here on DU, get emotionally invested in early reports of a story and how they keep twisting subsequently reported facts into the original narrative. People "can sniff out" their favourite villains on limited and incorrect information and will lash out at anybody who disagrees or advises caution.

It's particularly depressng to see this hysteria infecting people I consider friends, and seeing their angry in-fighting.

Scepticism, people. Realise that early reports are invariably wrong, keep an open mind at all times, and don't get emotionally invested in a narrative before the facts are in.

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Boston [View all] Ron Obvious Apr 2013 OP
I have tried to stay out of ALL Boston threads for that very reason. trotsky Apr 2013 #1
Me too... Ron Obvious Apr 2013 #2
A common problem... tomk52 May 2013 #3
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