The Rise of 'conspiracy Physics'
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The Wall Street Journal article 'The Rise of Conspiracy Physics' explores the growing trend of physicists promoting conspiracy theories, sparking a discussion on the blurred lines between science and pseudoscience.
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I often find well intended, funded, and resourced studies absurd flatulence in conclusion, for identifying and extrapolating the wrong questions.
We need the troll/cannibal troll dynamic along side other vigorous debate strategies in our market place of ideas.
Anyways, here's an article that spends every last breath trying to malign, dismiss, and ostracize people who dissent from mainstream ideas.