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If nothing else you have to muse on the separability of man and idea, at least a little. PCR is an amazing idea. It’s inventor was a deeply weird guy with a la
by hprotagonist 6y ago
If nothing else you have to muse on the separability of man and idea, at least a little.
PCR is an amazing idea. It’s inventor was a deeply weird guy with a large pile of really bad ideas and an even larger pile of not-even-false ones (e.g., the raccoon spirit animal thing).
Like Pauling, or Watson, a lesson to learn here is that just because someone got a Nobel for true and legit reasons doesn’t mean that what they have to say about other things is of the same caliber. Or even in the same neighborhood of that caliber. Or that a Nobel is a mark of moral character, or anything of that sort.
- ignoramous 6y ago> Or that a Nobel is a mark of moral character, or anything of that sort. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Court#Post_tennis_career_and_religious_views https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Court#Post_tennis_car...
- 1cvmask 6y agoObama was the biggest killer of millions of non-whites in the 21st century with his bombings, drone strikes, regime changes, attempted coups etc... The white Nobel committee considers this a worthy endeavor. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2009/press-release/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2009/press-release/
- Tarsul 6y agoHe got the nobel price in 2009, the year he was sworn in. He couldn't have been yet the "killer" you describe.
- samatman 6y agoYeah he did... maybe they shouldn't have done that.
- freshpots 6y agoDid you get cast out from Reddit? This is not your place either then.
- oblio 6y agoThe 21st century is barely 20 years old. And we seem to have a contender for Obama's supposed results, from the other world superpower. Also, are you counting Bush's invasion of Iraq as something Obama started? Where are you getting those numbers?
- crististm 6y agoFeynman was that kind of guy. He pointed out a mistake he made during the Challenger investigation that the media took as "must be true because a Nobel prize winner says so".