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But I find it persuasive, especially because it points toward an attractive solution...

That's not "science."

That's personal prejudice with a false-veneer of science.

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Pretty much. I remember a time when SA and most other scientific publications presented serious papers by credible authors. A some point we entered the age of pseudo science when any hack could get their stuff published b/c it was the In Thing rather than good science. The logical conclusion of this ‘movement’ is a flat earth et al. Then again we’re daily assured these people are way smarter than us.....