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New Scientist 2856
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RE: New Scientist 2856
March 22, 2012 at 1:08 pm
I think it's because people are naturally superstitious. If they don't know why there appears to be a correlation between X and Y, they'll invent an explanation which proves causation in their mind.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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New Scientist 2856 - by pgrimes15 - March 22, 2012 at 8:39 am
RE: New Scientist 2856 - by downbeatplumb - March 22, 2012 at 9:12 am
RE: New Scientist 2856 - by Doubting Thomas - March 22, 2012 at 1:08 pm
RE: New Scientist 2856 - by SaintGeorge - March 23, 2012 at 11:55 pm
RE: New Scientist 2856 - by Minimalist - March 24, 2012 at 12:31 am
RE: New Scientist 2856 - by Welsh cake - March 24, 2012 at 3:31 am

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