I’ve read many more of the submissions now (see previous post) and here’s the thing….
The Neutrals identify the need for more research – the YESes welcome more research.
The NOs state that more research is a waste of time and money because “homeopathy doesn’t work” Q.E.D.
I’m reminded of a quote by Einstein: “Concepts, which have proved useful for ordering things, easily assume so great an authority over us, that we forget their terrestrial origin and accept them as unalterable facts. They then become labeled as ‘conceptual necessities,’ etc. The road of scientific progress is frequently blocked for long periods by such errors.” That block in the road is where we are right now.
We should be very grateful that researchers in history didn’t give up when their important advances in science were met with derision and ridicule and worse. Continue reading