[pp.int.general] Can we really make evidence based policies?

[Martin Stolze]

Thanks Jack, that's a great little guide.
My favorite from Graham :)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graham%27s_Hierarchy_of_Disagreement.svg

Let's see on what level we find arguments like 'bullshit'?


On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Jack Allnutt
<j.allnutt at pirateparty.org.uk>wrote:

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> Sure, it's possible to debunk myths and misinformation, you just have to
> do it in the right way.
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> This is a good guide to doing so, the Debunking Handbook:
> http://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf
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> - -- Jack
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> On 08/10/13 00:00, Cal. wrote:
> > «Nyan and his collaborators have been running experiments trying to
> > answer this terrifying question about American voters: Do facts
> > matter?
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> > The answer, basically, is no.  When people are misinformed, giving
> > them facts to correct those errors only makes them cling to their
> > beliefs more tenaciously.»
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