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                                             March 16, 2008

 Something about the slogan
 "Extraordinary claims require
 extraordinary proof"
 has always bugged me.

    What makes a claim "extraordinary"?
    Divergence from consensus belief?

    But which consensus?

    Informed opinion often differs
    radically from general knowledge

                For example, the fabled Iraqi-Al
                Qaeda connection that many people
                still have trouble grasping was a
                lie (and yes, most probably a lie
                and not a mere error)...



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