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The scientist saw BS, he called BS, and then 20 years later, the field he criticized turned out to be mostly BS. If you're offended by the audacity of scientis
by hitekker 6y ago
The scientist saw BS, he called BS, and then 20 years later, the field he criticized turned out to be mostly BS.
If you're offended by the audacity of scientists criticizing pseudoscience, you may want to read about the concept of "polemics". It's an acceptable, longstanding form of rhetoric for when a respected figure publicly disagrees with a direction of another group of people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polemic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polemic
Incidentally, the author even noted his article was a polemic in the original abstract https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0102051 https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0102051
- paulpauper 6y ago>The scientist saw BS, he called BS, and then 20 years later, the field he criticized turned out to be mostly BS. I don't think it is possible to make such a determination yet.
- gfodor 6y agoSome things are un-falsifiable due to logic, some are un-falsifiable due to the limits of technology. String theory may just be the latter, but all un-falsifiable theories have the same problem.
- zepto 6y agoWhat would need to change in order to make such a determination?
- Koshkin 6y agoThe name.