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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

safeinOhio

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10. I've shot down some crazy ones with

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 04:16 PM

Apr 2020

really crazy ideas. I first ask if they really believe what they are saying. In defense they say the truly do. Next I offer a wager of $1,000. Held by a neutral party and if it happens they get the money, if not I get it. When they give reasons for not putting up the money. I say I thought so. Has worked every time.

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I have an ethical question about how to deal with conspiracy-theorists. [View all] DetlefK Apr 2020 OP

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Ohhhh! "Not my monkey farm" is even better! PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #9

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I see it slightly differently Shermann Apr 2020 #7

I've shot down some crazy ones with safeinOhio Apr 2020 #10

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