Yes; I've noticed that some of our evo correspondents like to change the subject a lot.... It almost seems a favored tactic that, and the ad hominum attack.
I'm reminded of the great physicist Niels Bohr's insistence that science is "public property," and its findings should be presented to the public in as understandable a form as possible. His great friend Einstein shared this view.
Nowadays, however, science is increasingly thought to be an "elite" enterprise, conducted by accredited professionals who are not in any way accountable to the public. "Civilians" not only are not to be consulted, they are to be ignored....
Thanks so much for writing, Cottshop! Keep up the good work!
[[Yes; I’ve noticed that some of our evo correspondents like to change the subject a lot.... It almost seems a favored tactic that, and the ad hominum attack.]]
It’s a tactic employed by chuildren who are caught in something- they try to quickly change hte subject- thinking htey are beign sneaky, and that hte grownups will forget about the central issue- when that doesn’t work, they resort to anger and name calling and blameshifting- Just got to wait it out, and htne readdress the central issue again until they fess up.
[[Nowadays, however, science is increasingly thought to be an “elite” enterprise, conducted by accredited professionals who are not in any way accountable to the public.]]
Bingo- the elitist snobbery is quite appalling really- We see it here quite often- and it’s a form of ‘quiet shouting down’ of hte opposition- when that doesn’t work, the conversation devolve into character assissinations- but in the end, their scientific ‘evidence’ is threadbare and useless for supporting hteir claims- all that puffed up huffing and snobbish elitist ‘scientific’ panting for nothing.