Hurrah for the Scientific Method
'I believe X. Therefore, I'll assume X, try to prove that, and if I can't, then X will do until something better comes along.'
Is clearly a more sensible approach than,
'I believe X. If you do not, I will have you stoned to death, or burnt, or some other thing I haven't thought of yet.'
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Sun 20 Jun 2004, 9:20,
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Is clearly a more sensible approach than,
'I believe X. If you do not, I will have you stoned to death, or burnt, or some other thing I haven't thought of yet.'