03 March 2012

You Must Also Be Right


Many conspiracy theorists and pseudoscientists (and some New Agers as well) like to see themselves as the noble Galileo, standing courageously against powerful institutions which are arrogant, complacent, and closed-minded.

However, as Robert Park said: "Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough to be persecuted by an unkind establishment. You must also be right."

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