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>people like Lee Smolin. They eventually get cancelled by the physics community Could you tell me more about this or lead me where to read about it? All I know
by vitehozonage 4y ago
>people like Lee Smolin. They eventually get cancelled by the physics community
Could you tell me more about this or lead me where to read about it? All I know of him is that I came across some of his talks/interviews on youtube and found them incredibly refreshing. I am a physics graduate that left entirely dissatisfied and feel he's the lecturer that I wish I could have had. Is he viewed as a crackpot?
- leephillips 4y agoIt’s news to me, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Maybe “people like” Smolin but not Smolin. I mean, he has a very good job, and has recently published books and papers, and interviews. I’m not sure I even understand what “cancelled by the physics community” would mean. Journal editors have secret instructions to throw out your manuscripts instead of sending them out for review?
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- garbagecoder 4y agoSmolin isn't viewed as a crackpot, but anyone who brings up foundational issues, or who tries to moderate the conclusions drawn from research gets labeled a certain way, especially if the criticism is directed "outside." Sabine is getting too famous to not ultimately get resentment. Apparently, something in my comment there really made a lot of people mad (or one person with several accounts), and I'm unsure why. I would love someone to explain to me how they think science should function without skeptics. Especially in the clickbait era.
- consilient 4y ago> I would love someone to explain to me how they think science should function without skeptics. No one thinks this. People dislike Hossenfelder and Smolin because they're peddling their own hot takes as established fact to a lay audience utterly unequipped to tell the difference.
- garbagecoder 4y ago"No one thinks this" YOU don't think this, but there are clearly people out there who don't want to hear their wild speculation isn't real. It's human nature.
- vitehozonage 4y agoI don't understand why you're downvoted, I appreciate your response to my question