Oh, I think the news of this award-winning, well-respected biologist should be shared with those most interested in the latest developments in that beknighted field.
He might be nuts, but he's using his credentials to prop up his nuttiness. And it seems, as usual, when "practical" scientists embarass the profession, the profession deals with it by pretending it didn't happen.
Same Science, Different Day.
He might be nuts, but he's using his credentials to prop up his nuttiness. And it seems, as usual, when "practical" scientists embarass the profession, the profession deals with it by pretending it didn't happen."
You noticed this as well. I was wondering how long before some members of the MMS (If you want to know what that acronym means, let me know and I'll freepmail it ) would show up.
For so-called 'guardians of science', you do get a lot of crickets chirping when nutcases like this guy pop up and tout their credentials to bolster their argument ( I can think of a few others where things get really quiet, like Dawkins and Peter Singer. Reminds me of the Muslim quiet after 9/11 ).
And, you'll notice the cynical irony of posting 'everybody be nice' or 'no personal attacks'on certain threads, and then no more than several posts later, there is the inevitable wisecrack about people of faith ( most of the time, Christian ).
At least one guy had the integrity to call this guy's flight of fantasy for what it was (Quark2005).
And if you haven't guessed, my level of disgust is pretty high. I think its pretty obvious who is making science look bad here. Some of those folks should engage in a little introspection instead of narcissism (although I doubt that capability exists).