Re: Orthodoxy in science - Reply

[HASIOTIS STEPHEN TOM <hasiotis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neale:

Unfortunately, this behavior has been the norn and deathnel of our science
- "the good ole boys" - approach to concepts and hypotheses.

Though many of us try our best to avoid this type of behavior and
"theology", the arguments and "sexiness" of certain paradigms do not
follow scientific reasoning, and thus, many of these types of workers try
to squelch new ideas or common-sense reasoning.

I have recently seen and experienced this type of scientific excercise in 
journal reviews, and it should have no place in what we do.

This behavior or "band-wagoning" may be the one of the causes of
academia's trouble with the tax payer.  How often have we seen papers on
controversial topics, whether in paleontology or stratigraphy, result in
personal attacks or re-interpretation of data one has never seen?

Just my thoughts; good day to all!

Cheers,
Steve 
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Stephen T. Hasiotis
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder
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