Wry Catcher
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- #101
Well, since few of us have the background to make competant judgements as to the accuracy of Crothers paper, we will just have to see how the general physics community accepts it.
Like the general chemistry community accepted quasicrystals? Like the general geology community accepted plate tectonics? Like the general gastrointestinal community accepted the fact that bacteria cause ulcers? People who expect that the general comunity to give up its long held beliefs and dogma in the face of actual proof that they are wrong are stupid. Do you believe a community automatically accepts that its long held beliefs are wrong just the facts say so?
Look at how many long held scientific "facts" have fallen only after decades and in some cases, centuries worth of evidence proving the consensus view wrong had been provided.
The consensus is fat and happy and doesn't give up its dogma easily.
I doubt that. The Scientific Method is all about testing hypotheses, theories and laws. Anyone who tries to fool the community is usually outed in short order as a fraud.