> could it be possible that there are many scentific papers written by phd and masters which are simply garbage? Sme of them are OK. Like... Count them on a ha

> could it be possible that there are many scentific papers written by phd and masters which are simply garbage? Sme of them are OK. Like... Count them on a hand or two. That's not the point, though. The point is to teach a masters how to write a paper, and the second how to bend over to, think like and behave like their more senior peers -- dog training before allowing you into the herd, if you will. > Am I crazy for thinking I am making this up in my head? No. It's mostly hogwash. A large, deep cesspool of ultimately useless noise. > p.s. is there a way to get access to scientific papers without paying $24 each time or a subscription fee? google scholar is good but some of the papers really insist on you paying. I thought knowledge was supposed to be free! It mostly is. Visit the researchers' web page, and you'll frequently find the draft paper.