Originally Posted by Russ

Because you don't share this experience, you are where I was 25 years ago, that is, you are blinding having faith in people and agendas that you know nothing about.

For example, someone may say that this dating method says that rock "A" is 6 billion years old, but you don't know that person. You don't know their interests or their agenda. You don't know if they have integrity.

Furthermore, I have heard lectures from numerous paleontologists and scientists from other disciplines that tell it like it is. They say that numbers related to the dating of rocks has been severely manipulated to make things look older than they are.

I have personally witnessed corruption and have heard numerous first-hand accounts, even from a mainstream nightly-news producer, that corruption and lies are the norm today in politics and science.

You see, to believe what you believe, you are having a lot of blind faith in people you don't know and in things you know nothing about.

I prefer to have strong evidence backing up what I believe in.


Just a heads-up, Russ. A strict interpretation of the proposed ruleset (the EFT rules) would mean content like this is in violation.

"Clear cases of misrepresentation, quoting out of context, or unsubstantiated hearsay. "

Obviously it's the last one. Reporting what others have told you is hearsay.


I don't entirely agree with the philosophy of having an overly strict ruleset, and bending rules or frequently overlooking infractions. It is too hard for me to distinguish such a process from selective enforcement. I do understand the reasoning, and the legitimate problems it attempts to deal with; but I think there must be a better way. I cannot say subjectivity can be entirely removed from the process - haven't worked it out yet, and it looks doubtful. It must still be minimized as a matter of ethics and moral obligation.

Dark Matter + Dark Energy = Dark Truth

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