It was the fact of overhearing the advice the woman on the bus was giving a friend about a certain homeopathic medication that made the advice seem at all desirable. Had I known the woman and had she been speaking directly to me, I would not have taken her seriously--not for a second. My skepticism switches on only when I am not eavesdropping.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The Unskeptical Eavesdropper
It was the fact of overhearing the advice the woman on the bus was giving a friend about a certain homeopathic medication that made the advice seem at all desirable. Had I known the woman and had she been speaking directly to me, I would not have taken her seriously--not for a second. My skepticism switches on only when I am not eavesdropping.
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