September 03, 2003
Repressed Memory or Repressed Truth?

New Scientist is carrying this interview with Elizabeth Loftus, one of the most important scientists involved in debunking the "repressed memory" craze that swept the country in the 80s and 90s.

I read some of the Skeptical Enquirer articles involving this years ago, and was amazed at how vitriolic the repressed memory people were when their theories were questioned. It was when they started accusing their detractors of having repressed memories themselves that I decided the inmates really had taken over the asylum. When "scientists" start looking a lot like "scientologists", it's time to step back and call B.S.

Posted by scott at September 03, 2003 03:30 PM

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