Couldn't agree more, and I feel like seeking personalities like these give everyone a bad name, homeopaths and ivory-tower scientists alike. It's a bit like de

Couldn't agree more, and I feel like seeking personalities like these give everyone a bad name, homeopaths and ivory-tower scientists alike. It's a bit like deciding to be a vegan for years and then deciding that now it's okay to eat meat, but you're going to have to kill the chicken with your bare hands. This blog post exemplifies the mindset that would beg one to "believe" recent research into autism spectrum disorders. As though belief had any place in scientific research. The damage then cause when other folks grab this standard and run with it, claiming that now we all know genetics is where autism originates makes me cringe. And this is coming from someone who is deeply skeptical of a great majority of modern scientific medical practices, not because I do not believe they will improve my life, but because a rational and scientific mind must always be skeptical until experience or proof can be offered otherwise.