[Hank Kerchief]

No, it’s a hurried, and therefore poorly written attempt to indicate that science is not done by debate or facts established by consensus.

Scientists, being human beings, argue as much as any others, but their science, when it is science, is about facts and principles, not opinions.

By the way, you are on the list.

Hank

[grey_whiskers]

Returning to 131 -- the issue is one of theory vs. practice. It may be true (I'll leave it for later) to say "all REAL scientists are engaged in the search for truth etc.".

The problem is, a lot of the other folks with letters after their name, competing for funding, sutdents, and publication space, are engaged in a search for aggrandizing their career.

This can tend to crowd out the earnest truth-seekers, or make it harder for them to seek.

Cheers!