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1 Post author: David_Gerard 06 October 2012 11:25AM

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Comment author: David_Gerard 06 October 2012 10:30:03PM 3 points [-]

I was thinking more that it would be useful in popularising the fact that facts are contingent but still useful, and that scientific facts changing doesn't mean it's all politics and lies. (I might be a bit hopeful there, of course.)