You are more than welcome to disagree with him, and I'm allowed to disagree with you. What it seems you're after is the freedom to be disagreeable without being challenged about it. I agree with a lot of what's said, and with a lot of the stuff you say, but it's the stuff that I disagree with that motivates me to post. There's a sort of selection bias at play between us and sparks always fly. I think I'm too often inflexible, and that makes my posts irritating. I really am sorry about that.ant wrote:Jesus Christ. Cant anyone disagree with HOW Sagan chooses to make a point?
I know because he's a scientist he's like a prophet but jeez.
Regarding the choice of false child abuse accusations, it's because he's using an association that is likeliest to be made by the widest audience. The abuse cases where memory was altered were sensationalized, as you mentioned. A lot of people will make the connection because of that. You're right to question whether or not he studied the actual cases, or gleaned the data from media. But I don't think you can fault the reasoning behind his decision, especially if there is truth to the claims of altered memory.