[Ads-l] extraordinary claims extraordinary evidence

Peter Morris peter_morris_1 at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK
Sat Aug 29 10:20:07 UTC 2015


I've found an almost exact reference from 1824. It's a fairly obvious thought, and I doubt the 1824 author could claim any great originality.

"Extraordinary claims can rest only on extraordinary proofs. Ordinary clasims are supported by common proofs."

http://tinyurl.com/pao87w7



As for Truzzi, here's a cite from 1975

http://tinyurl.com/pqcm3ts


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