Comments on: The Times talks – but only in the Business Media section – to remove the sting in Harper’s tale http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/the-times-talks-but-only-in-the-business-media-section-to-remove-the-sting-in-harpers-tale.htm Reviewing scientific paradigms and other general beliefs in the light of the scientific and professional literature Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:57:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Truthseeker http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/the-times-talks-but-only-in-the-business-media-section-to-remove-the-sting-in-harpers-tale.htm/comment-page-1#comment-157 Truthseeker Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:17:02 +0000 http://paradigmoverthrow.com/blog/?p=207#comment-157 Correct, Dean, thanks, a Freudian slip. We posted before adding the important fact that the review is now missing from the Times search engine. Duesberg's letter is still found, though. Anyone who knows where a copy is to be found (of the oruginal April 7 1996 review by June E. Osborn) please say. Correct, Dean, thanks, a Freudian slip. We posted before adding the important fact that the review is now missing from the Times search engine. Duesberg’s letter is still found, though.

Anyone who knows where a copy is to be found (of the oruginal April 7 1996 review by June E. Osborn) please say.

]]> By: Dean Esmay http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/the-times-talks-but-only-in-the-business-media-section-to-remove-the-sting-in-harpers-tale.htm/comment-page-1#comment-156 Dean Esmay Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:17:18 +0000 http://paradigmoverthrow.com/blog/?p=207#comment-156 Minor error: You refer to Duesberg's book as "Inventing The AIDS Myth" but I believe the proper title is "Inventing The AIDS Virus." (Thanks, Dean, fixed. - AL) Minor error: You refer to Duesberg’s book as “Inventing The AIDS Myth” but I believe the proper title is “Inventing The AIDS Virus.”

(Thanks, Dean, fixed. – AL)

]]> By: Truthseeker http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/the-times-talks-but-only-in-the-business-media-section-to-remove-the-sting-in-harpers-tale.htm/comment-page-1#comment-155 Truthseeker Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:47:15 +0000 http://paradigmoverthrow.com/blog/?p=207#comment-155 An exemplary essay! If only the entire population of the world had such an openminded and genuinely critical attitude in dealing with ideas that challenge the conventional wisdom they have heard for years. We are talking of adults of course. Children by definition must learn the basic from the previous generation, and trust their teachers until they master the subject, whether it is science or music. Unfortunately too many then maintain this suitable childhood attitude when they are supposedly grown up, and refuse the painful responsibility of assessing new ideas without prejudice. The POZ and Nation comment threads, like many others on this topic, are litmus tests for the presence of these adult children in this discussion. Here however we have a brilliant example of the mature adult attitude showing how it should be done. What a pity this model is lost on the first one to write a comment. Luckily the second comment puts him straight. But let's note that once again arrogance goes with a closed mind, and not with a highly informed mind, which is modest, as the blogger demonstrates. One would think that the more you know, the more arrogant you might be. But as Aristotle and every other great mind has pointed out, the more you know, the humbler you become. Blogger John is in a highly evolved state of mind as far as we are concerned. An exemplary essay! If only the entire population of the world had such an openminded and genuinely critical attitude in dealing with ideas that challenge the conventional wisdom they have heard for years.

We are talking of adults of course. Children by definition must learn the basic from the previous generation, and trust their teachers until they master the subject, whether it is science or music.

Unfortunately too many then maintain this suitable childhood attitude when they are supposedly grown up, and refuse the painful responsibility of assessing new ideas without prejudice. The POZ and Nation comment threads, like many others on this topic, are litmus tests for the presence of these adult children in this discussion.

Here however we have a brilliant example of the mature adult attitude showing how it should be done. What a pity this model is lost on the first one to write a comment. Luckily the second comment puts him straight.

But let’s note that once again arrogance goes with a closed mind, and not with a highly informed mind, which is modest, as the blogger demonstrates.

One would think that the more you know, the more arrogant you might be. But as Aristotle and every other great mind has pointed out, the more you know, the humbler you become.

Blogger John is in a highly evolved state of mind as far as we are concerned.

]]> By: Middleman http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/the-times-talks-but-only-in-the-business-media-section-to-remove-the-sting-in-harpers-tale.htm/comment-page-1#comment-154 Middleman Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:24:39 +0000 http://paradigmoverthrow.com/blog/?p=207#comment-154 You can get this layman's complete views on HIV/AIDS here if interested: <a href="http://evolutionarymiddleman.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Evolutionary Middleman</a> You can get this layman’s complete views on HIV/AIDS here if interested: Evolutionary Middleman

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