> Shouldn't there be some kind of penalty for this obviously "wrong" stance? To the contrary I believe that Nobel prizes should be awarded for not only ground-

> Shouldn't there be some kind of penalty for this obviously "wrong" stance? To the contrary I believe that Nobel prizes should be awarded for not only ground-breaking discoveries, but also for successful rejections of widespread hypotheses and theories. Penalties instill fear, which is not the effect that you want when the mind is the most valuable asset to science.