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From: rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo)
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Subject: Re: ESP
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Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 13:18:18 EST
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The motives & interests of advocates & opponents of ESP (research) are
irrelevant: what counts is the evidence & arugument each side offers.
The claim being made about Gardner's & Randi's books is that they offer
overwhelming evidence & argument that not only ESP claims are false,
& the notion ESP virtually meaningless for science, but that many cases
of outright fraud have occurred (& are fully documented).

Strictly speaking, "balance" & "dispassion" are irrelevant to making a
case for/against anything: what really counts is crucial evidence &
cogent argument.

					Cheers,
					Ron Rizzo