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Every genius ahead of his time starts out as a crank. I'm not really speaking about this guy, I'm not at all qualified to say, but I think it's good we have pe

• mellosouls 6y ago
  Every genius ahead of his time starts out as a crank. Also, and far more often, every crank starts out as a crank.
  • andrewflnr 6y ago
    Yes, but the point is not that being a crank is a guarantee of truth. The point is that it's not a guarantee of being wrong either. You have to look at the evidence either way. Ed: if you care, I mean. I'm the last person to deny the right to just not take a position on a non-actionable topic.
  • objektif 6y ago
    Also much more often every tenured professor starts as a conformist PhD student. Then some becomes cranks.