On 30/09/2007, Ian Tresman ian2@knowledge.co.uk wrote:
If the conventional scientists feel frustrated by having these articles, too bad!" That does not justify labeling the people who have differing views with the pejorative tag "Pseudoscience"; there are plenty of less controversial terms that can be used,
That's exactly what's going on. But it is not just "pseuodoscientific" subject, but even scientific subjects that deviate from the mainstream view.
Many mainstream scientific article exclude "minority" scientific views, even though they are peer reviewed. And when they are
Many mainstream scientists exclude "minority" scientific views, even before they get peer reviewed!
included, it is in the context of them having been "refuted", "disproved", "dismissed", and other weasely language.
Regards,
Ian Tresman www.plasma-universe.com
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