At heart, being in favour of the consensus position doesn't inherently mean you're right. More importantly here, saying you're on the side of consensus is not going to convince anyone opposed who feels they have rationalism and logic supporting their case.
But by the same token, being against the consensus doesn't mean you're right either. It probably just means you're a lonely fool.
Dr Will J Grant is a lecturer and researcher at the Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science at the ANU.
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From this analysis, some of the greatest scientists in history are probably fools for bucking the consensus. By my reckoning, he cannot be a scientist to write this crap.
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