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History is peppered with examples of scientists who struggled against a prevailing orthodoxy, only to be proved right. This may be right, but it's also an argu
by kiba 14y ago
History is peppered with examples of scientists who struggled against a prevailing orthodoxy, only to be proved right.
This may be right, but it's also an argument used by crackpot theorists.
- andrewflnr 14y agoThe point is, that having to struggle against the mainstream is not strong evidence in either direction. The difference is, the crackpots don't have any other strong evidence, either.