On 5/22/2012 1:57 PM, Dogman wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2012 09:14:31 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

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Overall science has done a pretty remarkable job...

...IN SPITE of the many frauds, fakirs, phonies, criminals,
ignoramuses, and arrogant greedy *******s who claim to practice it.

There aren't as many as you seem to think. That is because it is
hard to get away with fraud and criminal acts. Other scientists are
constantly replicating other's work. Fraud and crimes are sooner
or later revealed and then the reputation is lost.


I will never understand why people automatically put doctors and
scientists on such a high pedestal. They're human beings, and all
human beings suffer from the same vices, whether they are doctors,
scientists, accountants, politicians, TV anchors, football coaches,
priests, teachers, farm workers, businessmen, or Wal-Mart clerks.