OFF: reply to the truth is out there

m.r.varley m.r.varley at UCLAN.AC.UK
Mon Nov 24 15:03:12 EST 1997


 FoFP writes
>

> On the other hand, people are entitled to believe what they like. Some
> people believe that MI5 are watching them throyugh their television,
> some believe that God talks to them from bushes, and some believe that
> Stan is the primary cause of their drinking problem. These beliefs
> involve the suspension of rational skepticism and all too often a missed
> dose of prescribed medication and are unlikely to change in the face of
> simple logic. Attempting to do so is a waste of everyone's time and bandwidth.
>

Actually I'm convinced that Stan is one of the main causes of my
drinking problem - my mate Stan keeps buying me drinks!



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