August 17, 2004
HOUNDING HERETICS (via The Other Brother):
British Scientists exclude "Maverick" Colleauges, Says Report (Technocrat, August 16, 2004)
Scientists in Britain tend to exclude controversial 'maverick' colleagues from their community to ensure they do not gain scientific legitimacy, new research has shown.
Good for them--there's no reason a religious faith need tolerate dissenters. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 17, 2004 4:22 PM
"A Cardiff University study has found that British scientists' attitudes differ considerably from those of their counterparts in Sweden, when managing dissent."
Just in case you failed to note that.
Posted by: Jeff Guinn at August 17, 2004 6:14 PMWho can keep track of all the different sects you folks break up into?
Posted by: oj at August 17, 2004 6:23 PMYou could have cited the article more accurately.
You could also have compared it with the attitude of US scientists.
Posted by: Jeff Guinn at August 17, 2004 7:54 PMSuch jesuitical exercises of differentiating science cults are for those of your ilk to undertake--they're all nonsensical to me.
Posted by: oj at August 17, 2004 8:14 PMConsidering your general incomprehension of scientific concepts, that comes as no surprise.
Posted by: Jeff Guinn at August 17, 2004 10:53 PMHey, c'mon, no one expects you to understand the Bible, why should I understand your holy texts?
Posted by: oj at August 17, 2004 11:04 PMThe crime of heresy is still very much alive in many areas of modern science. Bjorn Lomborg was hounded by the modern environmental scientific establishment every bit as much as Galileo or Giordano Bruno were by the 16th century Church.
Ok he was never threatened with being burned at the stake, but only because it would have given off too many greenhouse gases.
Posted by: Gideon at August 18, 2004 12:27 AMBut he understands the Bible very well.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at August 18, 2004 2:10 PM