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From: "Alfred A. Aburto Jr." <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Malaspina et al (2001)'s Cohens -- an answer ?
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:34:32 -0700
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> John Cartmell wrote:

>On 16 Apr, Sasson Margaliot <> wrote:
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>>Why do you suggest others researchers want people to believe false ideas?
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>I'm worried that factors other than objective information will push research
>in this area. I'm concerned that research will be targeted in such a way as to
>promote pre-presumed conclusions and results held back where they contradict
>favoured myths.
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>Am I wrong to worry?
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>

No. I suppose that one should always worry about this though,
regardless, because scientists, well, "put their pants on like everybody
else". That is, what happens in "normal" life happens to scientists too
of course...

I might add that a paper by Zoossmann-Diskin, Human Biology, December
2005 questioned Behar et al (2003) as having a biased data set. Behar's
data was based upon that from Thomas et al (1998). Problems are already
there ...

I read Zoossmann's paper and I think (the fog gets thicker around me as
I grow older!) I concluded that Zoossmann was blowing things up out of
proportions and I ignored him ... write me if you want a copy of
Zoossmann's paper ...
Al

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