Re: For everyone who thinks they can revolutionize science...



Alen wrote:

On Jun 20, 11:31 am, Eric Gisse <jowr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...read this excellent post by Sean Carroll at his blog.

http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/06/19/the-alternative-science-respecta...

Excerpt:

"Believe me, I sympathize. You are in possession of a truly incredible
breakthrough that offers the prospect of changing the very face of
science as we know it, if not more. The only problem is, you're coming
at things from an unorthodox perspective. Maybe your findings don't
fit comfortably with people's preconceived notions, or maybe you don't
have the elaborate academic credentials that established scientists
take for granted. Perhaps you have been able to construct a machine
that produces more energy than it consumes, using only common
household implements; or maybe you've discovered a hidden pattern
within the Fibonacci sequence that accurately predicts the weight that
a top quark would experience on Ganymede, expressed in femtonewtons;
or it might be that you've elaborated upon an alternative explanation
for the evolution of life on Earth that augments natural selection by
unspecified interventions from a vaguely-defined higher power.
Whatever the specifics, the point is that certain kinds of
breakthroughs just aren't going to come from a hide-bound scholastic
establishment; they require the fresh perspective and beginner's mind
that only an outsider genius (such as yourself) can bring to the
table."

Another of the typical, sneering, sarcastic attacks on the
spirit of free enquiry, freedom of thought, and freedom of
expression.

Wouldn't it just serve you all right if some outsider did
actually discover something!!


If you build it,
they will run.

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