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John_KZ on March 3, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lost Causes of Theoretical Physics (2003)

Yes it is. The author presents his dogma as the one and only truth, which you're not allowed to deny if you want to be a "scientist". It's similar to labelling people as climate change "deniers" and "anti-vaxxers" etc etc.

andrepd on March 3, 2018 [–]

That's ridiculous. It's on you to provide evidence for your position. Absent that, it's free for other scientists to criticise you on that ground.

John_KZ on March 3, 2018 | [2 more]

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JohnStrangeII on March 3, 2018 | | [–]

What a strange comment, given that he's obviously right. You're not a scientist, are you?

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