[kendo65]

I count myself as one of the 'ordinary men in the street'. The vast majority of us don't have the technical training or knowledge to examine the complex evidence for ourselves and make a judgement. So what we get is an array of experts with conflicting opinions and no way of deciding who is right.

That site is pretty balanced and gives a good summary of the mainstream scientific position. It tries to explain why certain skeptical arguments are wrong or misleading.

I don't expect it will sway those who are committed to their point of view, but I wanted to show that there are sound arguments against many of the viewpoints expressed in this thread.

Anyway, Andy has been banned. I've no intention of staying around trying to fill the 'resident leftie punchbag' role.