Re: virus: Scientists and Philosophers

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:23:01 -0800

David wrote:

>Skeptics emphatically do not hold truth above everything else. When is the
>last time you heard of a group of skeptics descending on an amusement park
>to debunk the rides, proving to the poor deluded thrill seekers that the
>roller coaster is in fact not nearly as dangerous as they had believed?

Can you see, however, how some might view skeptics as descending on their mental and emotional amusement parks in just such a manner?

-Prof. Tim