Word: absurdness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...still grave obstacles that his theories must hurdle both on the medical and bacteriological and on the mechanical side. The vast majority of reputable scientists who will express an opinion believe the scheme unmitigated charlatanism. The idea of specific vibratory rates for given diseases is not inherently an absurd one, and such men as Dr. Crile (TIME, Nov. 5) may evolve a scientific electronic analysis of the body. But Abrams' case would appear to be negated by patent absurdities...
...Dressing up a sermon to look like a lecture, or brazenly substituting timely-topic talks would spoil chapel for those who honestly want a religious service; and the others who might go could certainly not deceive themselves into thinking that they were going to a chapel. It would be absurd to turn the morning service into a forum and delight in the multitudes be attracted by the novelty or the merit of the new system. Undoubtedly, talks on interesting subjects would bring out interested audience, but like the inescapable flowers, and so forth, they have absolutely nothing to do with...
...irresponsible speech and absurd motion at Brockton, Mass...
...when confronted by a danger like this. Indeed, the University authorities well might search their hearts carefully to find out how it happens that even one of the young men whom they supposed to be teaching reason and truth should have been led astray by such vicious and absurd arguments as the Ku Klux Klan has been presenting to them. Only in the case of the greenest of Freshmen could such a thing be possible, if Harvard training effects its designed ends...
...predicted Harvard has laughed at its Klan. But at the same time it is hard to disagree with the conclusion of the New York Times that it is cause for serious reflection "that even one of the young men. . . should have been led astray by such vicious, and absurd arguments as the Ku Klux Klan has been presenting to them...