>>>> Whereas in *real* scientice, it's other eminent scientists who mock you...
>>>
>>>     That's the whole point. If your results stand up to that kind of
>>> scrutiny, you're a winner. (See eg. the paper named "100 authors against
>>> Einstein".)
>
>> What worries me is the possibility of a theory not being taken seriously
>> because nobody likes it, rather than because the theory doesn't work...
>
>    Then the detractors would have to point out the flaws.

That's what's /supposed/ to happen, yes.

It becomes worrying when people point out "flaws" such as "this theory 
is /obviously/ wrong. Everybody can see that."

I don't know if this actually happens in modern day science. I hope not...

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