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> the only people who exhibit this type of behaviour are frauds and delusional pseudoscientists. But those usually produce work that is very obviously nonsensi
by brazzy 14y ago
> the only people who exhibit this type of behaviour are frauds and delusional pseudoscientists.
But those usually produce work that is very obviously nonsensical, and want attention rather than avoiding it. Mochizuki has earned the privilege of having his work evaluated on its own merits, and so far nobody has found any obvious flaws.
> And the only rational reason to do so is if there is actually something wrong about the work.
Who says the reason has to be rational? Maybe he just has developed a bad case of stage fright?
> And it's not like a bona-fide scientist losing it and becoming an pseudo-scientist obsessed about a topic is completely unheard of.
Can you give some examples?
- Rexxar 14y ago> Can you give some examples? Isaac Newton : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton%27s_occult_studies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton%27s_occult_studies
- FoeNyx 14y agoExcept he's from the pre-modern era and does not fit the definition of what we call now a "scientist". He probably did science (laws of motion, universal gravitation, etc) alongside alchemy, and occult studies. It's rather a counter example : you can do occult studies, while in the same time providing the world some of the most revolutionary scientific concepts.