Re: Are physics cranks employed?


hhc314@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
PD wrote:
This is post more about the sociology of the group than about physics.
If you find it OT, ignore it.

I find it interesting that most of the cranks that post here have
similar sentiments:
- Teachers only want to squash students and brainwash them.
- Teachers are afraid of thinkers with original ideas that the teachers
did not come up with themselves.
- The common rejection of the ideas posed by amateurs is a sign of
cronyism and an effort to maintain the static quo.
- Original thinkers did best by *rejecting* the teachings of their
teachers.
- Original thinkers revolutionize science by *exposing* the
brainwashing and cronyism of their teachers.

PD, I'm now a retired/physicist/engineer and to be honest with you I
have never seen any of the items you suggest come into play...even
after 40 years.

Are you really saying that you've never seen any of
these accusations in sci.physics?

I suspect that, for some reason, you're off on a witch hunt that in
reality doesn't exist.

I suspect you misread what this post was about.

- Randy

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