tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post4106210645222595385..comments2024-03-28T10:36:31.949+00:00Comments on House of Dumb: Professor Dawkins Was Not Available For CommentDJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446322024174274621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-45039232104266612842011-06-19T09:26:58.576+01:002011-06-19T09:26:58.576+01:00The uber-annoying thing is that increasingly scien...The uber-annoying thing is that increasingly scientists are relying on two basic logical fallacies, the sort of stuff children used to be taught against:<br /><br />1) correlation does not imply causation.<br /><br />2) argument from authority. I'm a scientist so you must be wrong. The ironies of this one are that if you are on the 'right' side then you are an expert in every scientific discipline imaginable, and also that those who use the fallacy the most, environmental correspondents in the statist media, are all arts graduates and barely understand how electricity works.Robnoreply@blogger.com