I’m getting awfully tired of this

Aug 8

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Them:  Doing X is wrong!  I have scientific evidence that X causes all these bad things!  Everyone should listen to me because SCIENCE!

Me: That citation is an opinion piece published on a personal web page, not science published in a peer-reviewed journal.  Also, it doesn’t support your contention.

Them: Who cares about evidence?  I know I’m right!

Me:

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I'm a full-time mother to two kids, an ex-lawyer, a breastfeeding counselor, a skeptic, and (to steal a phase from Penn & Teller) a "science cheerleader." You can e-mail me at skepticalmothering (at) gmail (dot) com.

Posted on August 8, 2012, in Skepticism and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.

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