The Galileo Gambit (Vatican Secret Archive Thrillers)

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Reminder: the existence of counterexamples does not nullify the fact that the Galileo gambit is, by all means, a fallacy. An extreme example of this might be the treatment of criminals under totalitarianism; while many genuine political dissidents were imprisoned in Siberia under Soviet rule, so were many thieves, murderers and rapists.

As they face perilous twists and turns, they must also contend with shadowy plots from rival factions.If you’re wrong that CO2 emissions are innocuous, then we will be on track for a near-extinction event for our species. Its intention, of course, is to prove that a hopelessly-irrational woo proposition must be right because opponents are taking the trouble to criticize it. Unfortunately it would also result in only one tide per day – which minor problem Galileo overcame with a bit of hand waving. Yet plenty of people would like to believe that they are both clever enough and important enough to be Galileo.

The fallacy in the argument can be illustrated through the use of an Euler diagram: A satisfies the requirement that it is part of both sets S1 and S2, but representing this as an Euler diagram makes it clear that B could be in S2 but not S1. Why do so many people believe in mind reading, past-life regression therapy, abductions by extraterrestrials, and ghosts? Suggesting we climate sceptics have anything in common with antisemitism (whether intentional or not) is abhorrent. Employing deduction from observation, and using longitudinal approach and literature, findings of this investigation reveal that governments in the Global South adopt this communication strategy as an inverted feedback mechanism for policies they are not certain will enjoy public acceptability.

Likewise, dewesternizing and demystifying societal culture and governance issues are pertinent in this age of information. Persons who are making the Galileo gambit in recent times are Rupert Sheldrake and his morphic resonance/fields, Bigfoot believers, UFO enthusiasts, creationists, conspiracy theorists of all stripes, and people who deny climate change. The gambit takes many forms, but in most cases someone using it to promote their ideas will highlight their perceived persecution. Once you understand destiny, you will of course not blame anybody, including global, earth, or individual destiny.