Re: Signal/noise and credibility
<...An inquiring mind, young or not, has yet to develop the fine discrimination to judge that someone without scientific credentials may be a more legitimate voice than someone who fabricates awards they've been given for their work in a field they've also fabricated...
I will assume that this is in reference to Hoagland's Angstrom Medal. If so, it would not be my opinion at this time that Hoagland fabricated the award he received from The Angstrom Foundation AB. I have seen no evidence linking Hoagland to the creation of the award. As for whether or not Hoagland "fabricated" the field of work ("hyperdimensional physics") that earned him the award, I think the term "popularized" may be more accurate.
Alan