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<blockquote data-quote="Plane Sailing" data-source="post: 5136933" data-attributes="member: 114">Interestingly (and perhaps sadly) even some of those principles are starting to fail. Whether because of the loony UK libel laws (e.g. the case where a doctor says 'drug xyz doesn't work on children and is harmful' and drug manufacturers have taken him personally to court over the statement) or because of problems in the scientific journals - some of the climate change science problems (again in the UK) have allegedly arisen because a journal had a clique which decided what was worth peer-reviewing.Personally, I rather like the way that science at its best combines a degree of 'evolution by gradual refining of theories' punctuated by 'revolutions' when something turns 'common knowledge' on its head. Like with Plate Tectonics which was strongly resisted right up until the point when it was accepted. The 'revolutions' are the times when there can be most resistance from the established scientists who have spent their lives refining existing theories.Science is cool!Cheers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Plane Sailing, post: 5136933, member: 114"] Interestingly (and perhaps sadly) even some of those principles are starting to fail. Whether because of the loony UK libel laws (e.g. the case where a doctor says 'drug xyz doesn't work on children and is harmful' and drug manufacturers have taken him personally to court over the statement) or because of problems in the scientific journals - some of the climate change science problems (again in the UK) have allegedly arisen because a journal had a clique which decided what was worth peer-reviewing. Personally, I rather like the way that science at its best combines a degree of 'evolution by gradual refining of theories' punctuated by 'revolutions' when something turns 'common knowledge' on its head. Like with Plate Tectonics which was strongly resisted right up until the point when it was accepted. The 'revolutions' are the times when there can be most resistance from the established scientists who have spent their lives refining existing theories. Science is cool! Cheers [/QUOTE]

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