On 10/28/2011 8:25 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 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
Yeah. But, if your the guy trying to fix something, you can at least 
work with it. lol

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