[RobertRoberts]

>You are misusing the phrase "appeal to authority." Citing a published paper is absolutely NOT an appeal to authority, it is the polar opposite, and the distinction between those two things is the fundamental property of the scientific method.

It is a perfectly valid argument if you are saying it's _only_ method of scientific proof.

[dboat]

Why are you trying to talk about scientific proof? You don't even know how science works. Cat's out of the bag.

You know what? I'm done getting played. I gave you the benefit of the doubt, I and others gave you every opportunity to learn, but all you can do is dig in.

This is my last reply, if you want the last word that badly after this you can have it. If that is enough to let you think you won, then you can enjoy that too. Just remember that this subject is not like other debates in life.

You can let your stubbornness express itself most of the time quite harmlessly, but if you ever convince someone who doesn't know how to verify the science for themselves, the consequences are on you.

No joke, no exaggeration, you really are a bad person.