On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:36:13 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:

> Just saying, indirectly, that being right, for the wrong reasons, i.e.
> belief in it, rather than knowing the facts, isn't *that* huge of a
> problem, for the believer. They may be doing the right thing, for the
> wrong reason, but they don't "step off the plane, in mid-flight", unlike
> the twit that "believes" the exact opposite (such as believing that
> climate is fake).

OIC.  The problem is that being right for the wrong reasons reinforces 
superstitious beliefs and other cognitive errors.

Jim

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