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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 388
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
I was there shown numerous certificates of fires having been extinguished by the machine in Great Britain, and property to the amount of many thousands of pounds saved. I also saw that Lord Brougham had proposed in Parliament that every Government vessel should be compelled to have the Fire Annihilator on board. Mr. Whittlesey expressed his belief in writing, that “if there is any reliance to be placed on human testimony, it is one of the greatest discoveries of this most extraordinary age.” I fully agreed with him, and have never yet seen occasion to change that opinion.
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定位:Additional excerpt 388 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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巴纳姆又看到许多证明,说这机器在英国扑灭过多场火灾,挽救了数千英镑财产。他还得知布鲁厄姆勋爵曾在议会提议,每艘政府船只都必须配备灭火器。另一位先生惠特尔西书面表示,如果人类证词可信,这就是这个非凡时代最伟大的发现之一。巴纳姆完全赞同,而且后来也没改变看法。这说明他当时深信不疑,因为证据看起来很多很硬。但问题在于,这些证据都是别人提供的,他没有亲自验证。今天我们看到大量好评和专家背书时,也要警惕:证据是否独立?有没有利益关系?别把别人的话当成事实。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中继续讲述他如何被灭火器的各种证明和名人支持所说服。
今日一问
你能否区分“别人说好”和“自己验证过好”?
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