Darwin is a good example - every crank in the world thinks that like Darwin they will be vindicated ... eventually. I said the others were "counter examples" -

Darwin is a good example - every crank in the world thinks that like Darwin they will be vindicated ... eventually. I said the others were "counter examples" - outsiders who were accepted, probably due to the fact that their ideas only challenged science. Also, Cavendish was quite well accepted by the Royal Society. They probably found him a little quiet though, and he would have had to leave the room if a female maid brought in any drinks ... but he was accepted.