What is slippery evidence

Sign In. Advanced Search. Search Menu. Article Navigation. Close mobile search navigation Article Navigation. Volume Article Contents Abstract. Slippery evidence on the Galaxy's invisible heavy halo. Lynden-Bell , D. Oxford Academic. Google Scholar. Revision received:. Cite Cite D. Select Format Select format. Permissions Icon Permissions. Abstract New measurements have been made of the velocities of carbon stars in the Carina and other dwarf galaxies, and of the planetary nebula in Fornax.

Issue Section:. Download all slides. View Metrics. More Tools. College of Liberal Arts Department of Philosophy. Slippery Slope. Example: We can't permit the sale of marijuana by doctor's prescription, because that will lead people to believe it's an acceptable drug; this will open the floodgates to the complete legalization of the drug for use by every pothead in the country.

Today late for ten minutes, tomorrow late for an hour, and then someday you will simply cease to show up. Earlier this year in New York, a cop killed a pedestrian on the following reasoning: Oh!

Here is a man who is scratching his head in public. He is so rude! Next he will pick his nose. Then when he gets on the bus, he will put his germs on the handrail. The next moment an inadvertent child's mouth will touch it. And then the child will get sick.

Then, his whole family will get sick as well. There will be an outbreak of disease in the city! The cop could not bear thinking any further, and fired his gun. People who drink more than six alcoholic beverages a day are more likely to have health problems than people who do not drink alcohol.

After one drink, people lose their ability to make good decisions and end up drinking more and more until they are drinking more than six drinks each day. Therefore, all consumption of alcohol should be banned. If Texas adopts a personal income tax, I'm moving away. An income tax at the state level is just a first step to communism. If we legalize pot, then that will lead to every drug in the world becoming legal.

I'll vote no on Proposition I don't think it's a good idea to lower the drinking age.