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Oops, omitted two words there. Here's the corrected version.... Richardson's Corollary to All Scientific Studies: "If a scientific study supports something we wish to believe, we regard it as solid research; if a scientific study contradicts something we wish to believe, we look for methodological errors in it...." -- Brett http://www.FreewareFriend.com/ "...

Richardson's Corollary to All Scientific Studies: "If a scientific study supports something we believe, we regard it as solid research; if a scientific study contradicts something we wish to believe, we look for methodological errors in it...." -- Brett http://www.100bestwebsites.org/ "The 100 finest sites on the Web, all in one place!" Widely-watched non-profit ranking of ...

... change. For a great example of this, see Supporting Studies. Cognitive dissonance explains well the process of effort justification.... them. I'm serving a need. . . . There are studies by pretty eminent medical and scientific authorities, one on a theory of stress, on ... anecdotes are suggestive. But they do not constitute scientific evidence and are, therefore, not convincing in themselves. ...

Thank you again, Immortalist! Are you "Brett" the Iggy Enthuisiest (DurandPlace)?http://youtube.com/watch?v=eVzcs9Ygb5Q No, I'm not that person. Though Iggy Pop did go to the same university that I went to (University of Michigan)! (And was born in Michigan, as I was.) The Social Animal - Elliot Aronson - 8th Edition 1999http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0716733129/ ...

This sounds like an interesting idea, kmurphy, but I'm not sure I follow it. Would you care to enlarge upon this idea? Thanks in advance, should you choose to. And do you know what scientists really love if they had the nerve to admit it... The Holy Spirit. -- Delusional power corrupts, real power corrupts more, the benefit of the doubt is absolute. -- Brett http://...

Thank you for this very interesting passage, Immortalist! The notion of Dissonance Reduction reminds me of C.S. Peirce's notion of philosophical tenacity -- that once our lives are reasonably settled, we do not like to have the fundamental conceptual pillars of our lives shaken. As is said at the conclusion of the passage quoted above: "In sum, whether we are talking about appliances ...