Defending Bullshit / Takes one to know one
Brad DeLong
delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU
Mon Jan 29 19:26:10 PST 2001
>In this case the reckless disregard, the intellectual laziness, the
>unwillingness to learn *anything* rises to an extraordinarily high
>level. Note that the particular case at issue is not whether HIV has
>been isolated but whether there is any "evidence" that HIV has been
>isolated. I've seen X-ray photographs of crystals of HIV. They are
>evidence that it has been isolated.
>
>More damage is done to the language by *not* calling Chris a liar
>than by calling him a liar. And I am happy to join those who do so.
>
>((((((((((((
>
>CB: Well, by that standard, you are a liar about the history of
>socialism, USSR and the like.
Any particulars? Or just a general sense of disagreement?
Brad DeLong
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