In response to the 'runs on water thread' which is starting to get derailed into the methodology of science, i though i'd start a new thread for that.
In my opinion science as a whole is incredibly intolerant of anything new and shiny that doesn't conform to current methods of thinking. There is an Aura of 'we are teh scientist, therefore we are better than you' which unfortunatly permeates a significant proportion of mainstream science. Whilst it may not be so overt, there is definatly the undertone.
For instance, i've read and seen so many cases where someone is talking about travelling faster than the speed of light or something of the like and the knee jerk reaction is 'Einstien said you can't so screw you' without much serious thought.
My opinions originally germinated in the realm of psychology (of which i'm assembling my virtual hazmat suit to enter) which is so desperate to be considered a science its almost amusing. Here if you do anything that isn't referenced, notorised, backed up with endless studies then your a crackpot/humanist end of discussion.
I once read someone comparing the upper eschelons of the scientific community to a street gang, where the only difference is one uses words and the others uses knives.
Of course feel free to discuss, but if you present an opinion that isn't my own, your wrong
