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Originally Posted by Rasczak  No tangent, it was right on topic.
You've been duped by the bait and switch. That's fine, you're in good company - plentiful company anyway. The reason there's so little controversy in academia over this is because it isn't allowed. Its a closed system. Questioning the consensus, like Galileo did in his day, is frowned upon and career suicide. |
Scientists get their greatest glory by overturning current conventions. It is not frowned upon, science is a very sceptical institution by default. Everything in science is questioned. That's how it progresses. Go look up the scientific method.