[ExI] Hal Lewis' resignation from The American Physical Society

[Max More]

>The LACK of a scientific consensus is only perceived by a scientifically
>illiterate, politically motivated group that will use whatever dirty
>tricks it can to pervert the course of normal scientific inquiry.
>
>Or:  The jury is "only about 8-4 on this"?  Bullshit.

Bullshit to your bullshit. (There, see how helpful that kind of response is.)

More specifically, and for instance:

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/09/25/where-consensus-fails/

I'm currently reading about the great flaws in another "consensus", 
this one to do with the causes of obesity and diet-related health 
issues: Gary Taubes, Good Calories, Bad Calories. One emblem of this 
is the Government's official Food Guide Pyramid -- another damaging 
area of flawed official position.

Max



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Max More, Ph.D.
Strategic Philosopher
Co-editor, The Transhumanist Reader
The Proactionary Project
Vice Chair, Humanity+
Extropy Institute Founder
www.maxmore.com
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