Re: (Tears) Fads and Fallacies by Martin Gardner

In article <m234r0nq12.fsf@kelutral.omcl.org>,
Steve Coltrin  <spcoltri@omcl.org> wrote:

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jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
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In article <m2a5l9p7k7.fsf@kelutral.omcl.org>,
Steve Coltrin  <spcoltri@omcl.org> wrote:

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jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
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In article <slrnv32r1d.28ca.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de>,
Christian Weisgerber  <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote:

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I recently became aware of the apparent existence of an Expanding
Earth hypothesis, pushed by a loon over on some German newsgroups,
and which I mistook as a new invention, but Wikipedia informs me
that in some form or other it's been around since the 19th century.

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Famed comic book artist Neal Adams was an expanding earth true believer.

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s/Neal/Scott/
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Neal. Enjoy!
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http://nealadams.com/science-videos/

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You mean _two_ comic artists named Adams plugged that nonsense?
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My impression is Scott Adams presented it as a thought experiment,
thus giving himself plausible deniability, whereas Neal Adams was a
True Believer.

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