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Topic: Re:How can anyone 'know' anything?
Posted by: John Whitworth
Date/Time: 07/06/16 17:37:00

PC > "How can anyone 'know' anything?"

This is epistemological nihilism and, in my opinion, an unnecessarily extreme position.

PC > "Nobody has any facts because life and politics aren't that tidy."

There is some very good analysis of the issues and the likely implications of leaving or remaining. Unfortunately both campaigns, aided and abetted by the popular press, are not promoting this type of material because it is difficult to digest and does not lend itself to convenient sound bites. You have to go looking for it yourself.

There is no certainty in any of this, but by researching a wide enough range of sources and looking at the quantity and quality of supporting evidence, you will be able to make a well-informed and reasonable decision.

PC > "It will come down to a gut instinct on the day."

To a large degree this is what both campaigns are expecting and have designed their strategies accordingly. Expect to see a ramping up of the appeals to emotion and fear over these last two weeks of campaigning.

This is a huge decision for the country and it saddens me that it might be determined by gut instinct rather than informed and reasoned thinking.


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The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 09:21:00 Richard Atterwill
   Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 12:09:00 Brian Coyle
      Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 19:13:00 Richard Atterwill
   Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 13:17:00 Adrian Irving
      Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 13:43:00 Richard Atterwill
         Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 14:29:00 Malcolm Peltu
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 14:44:00 Loraine Pemberton
         Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 15:20:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 15:47:00 Richard Atterwill
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 16:38:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 16:51:00 Richard Atterwill
      Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 15:01:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 15:06:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 15:19:00 David Roberts
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 15:24:00 Richard Greenhough
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 16:54:00 Brian Coyle
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 17:30:00 Loraine Pemberton
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:29:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 17:37:00 Carl Wynne
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 17:43:00 Richard Greenhough
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:00:00 Loraine Pemberton
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:42:00 Carl Wynne
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:46:00 Richard Greenhough
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:59:00 Carl Wynne
                     Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:01:00 John Whitworth
                        Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:41:00 Richard Greenhough
                           Re:The Squalid Campaign06/06/16 19:04:00 John Whitworth
                              Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign06/06/16 20:29:00 Richard Greenhough
                                 Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 09:11:00 John Whitworth
                                    Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 12:35:00 Richard Greenhough
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 16:55:00 Alison Neary
         Nigel Lawson talks a lot of sense...07/06/16 10:07:00 Jonathan Bingham
            Re:Nigel Lawson talks a lot of sense...07/06/16 10:18:00 Michael Robinson
   Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 17:36:00 Richard Atterwill
      Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:13:00 Claire Moran
         Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:16:00 Claire Moran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:39:00 Michael Brown
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:43:00 Richard Greenhough
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:45:00 Michael Brown
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:47:00 Richard Greenhough
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:54:00 Michael Brown
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:53:00 Loraine Pemberton
         Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:55:00 Michael Robinson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 18:57:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 19:04:00 Claire Moran
               Re:The Squalid Campaign06/06/16 20:24:00 John Whitworth
                  Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign06/06/16 20:35:00 Adrian Irving
                  Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign06/06/16 20:35:00 Richard Greenhough
                     Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 09:55:00 John Whitworth
                        Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 10:07:00 Viv Griffiths
                           Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 10:35:00 John Whitworth
                  Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign06/06/16 20:35:00 Claire Moran
                     Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 10:23:00 John Whitworth
                        Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 11:17:00 Jonathan Bingham
                           Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign07/06/16 12:22:00 Alan Clark
   Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 21:57:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 06/06/16 22:54:00 Brian Coyle
         Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 10:55:00 Keith Iddon
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 12:18:00 Will Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 12:31:00 Richard Atterwill
                  How can anyone 'know' anything? 07/06/16 15:55:00 Penelope Crocker
                     Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 07/06/16 16:55:00 Richard Atterwill
                     Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 07/06/16 17:37:00 John Whitworth
                        Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 07/06/16 19:02:00 Richard Atterwill
                        Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 07/06/16 19:12:00 Richard Atterwill
                           Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 08/06/16 08:00:00 John Whitworth
                              Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 08/06/16 20:15:00 Richard Atterwill
                        Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 07/06/16 22:30:00 Penelope Crocker
                           Re:Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 08/06/16 07:27:00 Alan Clark
                           Re:How can anyone 'know' anything?08/06/16 09:22:00 John Whitworth
                        Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 08/06/16 09:58:00 Richard Atterwill
                           Re:Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 08/06/16 10:19:00 Penelope Crocker
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:How can anyone 'know' anything? 08/06/16 10:38:00 Richard Atterwill
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 12:37:00 Brian Coyle
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 13:24:00 Brian Coyle
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 13:42:00 Nick Mason
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 14:57:00 Brian Coyle
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 07/06/16 16:48:00 Nick Mason
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 10:48:00 David McLoughlin
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 11:11:00 Alan Clark
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 11:39:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 11:47:00 Will Watson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 11:16:00 Alison Neary
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 12:35:00 Richard Greenhough
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 13:43:00 Michael Robinson
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 13:44:00 Alison Neary
   Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 10:39:00 Richard Atterwill
      Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 11:37:00 Keith Iddon
         Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 11:56:00 David Roberts
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 12:39:00 Keith Iddon
            Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 12:43:00 Anne England
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 15:45:00 Brian Coyle
                  Question time with Brian Coyle08/06/16 15:53:00 Robert Fish
                     Re:Question time with Brian Coyle08/06/16 22:39:00 Brian Coyle
                        Re:Re:Question time with Brian Coyle08/06/16 23:02:00 Robert Fish
                           Re:Re:Re:Question time with Brian Coyle09/06/16 10:04:00 Jonathan Bingham
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Question time with Brian Coyle09/06/16 11:21:00 Robert Fish
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Question time with Brian Coyle09/06/16 13:07:00 Penelope Crocker
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 15:59:00 Michael Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 19:33:00 Keith Iddon
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 19:35:00 Keith Iddon
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 20:29:00 Michael Robinson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 08/06/16 21:14:00 Keith Iddon
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 09/06/16 03:15:00 Michael Robinson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 09/06/16 09:51:00 Ken Munn
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 09/06/16 13:04:00 Vlod Barchuk
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 09/06/16 17:26:00 Ken Munn
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 09/06/16 19:04:00 Carl Wynne
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Squalid Campaign 10/06/16 13:36:00 T P Howell

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