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Galileo’s mantle

“Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough that you be persecuted by an unkind establishment, you must also be right.” – Robert Park

What was that?

By on December 7, 2007

If I were a less skeptical blogger I would be much more excited about what I saw high in the clouds this morning. I only saw a glimpse, but it was cigar shaped and glowing, and if I were the suggestible type and someone showed me an image like this, then I could well end [...]

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Watson is no Galileo

By on October 22, 2007

I’ve used this quote before, but it bears repeating. “Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough that you be persecuted by an unkind establishment, you must also be right.” ““ Robert Park James Watson, famous for being one of the scientists to describe the structure of DNA, is a cranky old [...]

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Yup, peanut butter convinces me!

By on September 27, 2007

This argument is so bizarre it’s not even wrong: it’s wrong’s cousin who’s never been the same since that nasty accident with the Klein bottle. Related posts: Quick Hit: Ms Klein, bullying and Indiegogo Watson is no Galileo Butbutbutbut the US is the world, isn’t it? New Yorkers always tell us not to bother with [...]

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More “chemtrails” conspiracy theory

By on September 13, 2007

Remember my post from last week about CT Busters? I have sadly discovered that there are way too many videos on YouTube showing their “evidence” that jets are spraying poison chemicals all over our skies. Of course, these people would call me the gullible one. Related posts: Meme of the week: Casually Pepper Spray Everything [...]

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The mantle of Galileo

By on September 4, 2007

“Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough that you be persecuted by an unkind establishment, you must also be right.” – Robert Park This quote was presented in comments at Pharyngula some months ago now, reacting to a post detailing the pretensions of some gadflies. I’d read it before, where I [...]

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