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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 10452436, member: 99239"]I too regret to see that Paul has been basically chased out of the discussion. This hostility is misplaced and really does nothing but discourage dissent. Remember that we all learn far more out of opinions that we disagree with than just going with the prevailing current. I wrote a broadly similar paper on this subject a few years ago and am, I believe, in a position to fully appreciate the amount of work and overall professionalism that went into this study. I think most of us can at the very least concede that this was far from some half-assed weekend effort.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, I also regret that this news has spread so fast and uncritically. I'd expect this of Newsweek or The Sun but the BC and The New York Times? Honestly, that's left me pretty shaken in a "the rush to print content really has taken a toll on journalism" sort of manner. Still to be seen is what repercussions this will have, if any. It should be upsetting to all of us if history books are rewritten on this accout. None of this, again, is Paul's fault. He had a hunch and used the best science available to him to prove it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 10452436, member: 99239"]I too regret to see that Paul has been basically chased out of the discussion. This hostility is misplaced and really does nothing but discourage dissent. Remember that we all learn far more out of opinions that we disagree with than just going with the prevailing current. I wrote a broadly similar paper on this subject a few years ago and am, I believe, in a position to fully appreciate the amount of work and overall professionalism that went into this study. I think most of us can at the very least concede that this was far from some half-assed weekend effort. On the other hand, I also regret that this news has spread so fast and uncritically. I'd expect this of Newsweek or The Sun but the BC and The New York Times? Honestly, that's left me pretty shaken in a "the rush to print content really has taken a toll on journalism" sort of manner. Still to be seen is what repercussions this will have, if any. It should be upsetting to all of us if history books are rewritten on this accout. None of this, again, is Paul's fault. He had a hunch and used the best science available to him to prove it. Rasiel[/QUOTE]
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