The differences between a maverick scientist and a crackpot

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The differences between a maverick scientist and a crackpot

Socrates II — 5/12/2009 2:35:54 PM (archived)

This blog piece does a pretty good job explaining what differentiates a
person who goes against the mainstream in order to pursue an idea that
is ultimately correct as opposed to the types who stick to their ideas
no matter what:

http://lablemminglounge.blogspot.com/2009/04/mavrick-scientists-good-bad-and-ugly.html

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Edgar Mitchell Claims UFOs and aliens are real - Lindy - 5/8/2009 4:46:48 AM
- I think this says it all - azstrummer - 5/12/2009 12:30:41 PM
- The Russian Roswell - the KGB examines a downed UFO - Bowser - 5/9/2009 4:58:02 PM
  - Nice fairy tale. Are there more of them like that one? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/13/2009 3:36:36 AM
  - Russian newspaper's a fun link - azstrummer - 5/11/2009 1:51:29 PM
    - Pravda has retained one tradition from the Soviet days. Not one article contains any truth. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/13/2009 3:37:59 AM
      - That statement is an embarrassment to the Zone. - Bowser - 5/13/2009 4:53:38 AM
        
        Have you actually READ Pravda? - David F Mayer - 5/14/2009 12:04:12 AM
        
        wouldn't your reply - azstrummer - 5/13/2009 1:47:31 PM
        
        "That STATEMENT is an embarrassment to the Zone." (n/t) - Bowser - 5/13/2009 7:10:20 PM
  - re: The Russian Roswell - the KGB examines a downed UFO - Lindy - 5/9/2009 6:16:46 PM
- "credible scientists and intelligence people that DO know the real inside story" - RobVG - 5/9/2009 12:23:40 AM
  - "The truth is out there"- somewhere. - RobVG - 5/9/2009 6:13:33 PM
    - "Where is the story that turns on the light? " - Lindy - 5/9/2009 6:41:02 PM
      - Link for the 2 minute clip - Lindy - 5/9/2009 8:32:44 PM
        
        Not the story I'm looking for. - RobVG - 5/10/2009 7:46:03 PM
        
        re: Not the story I'm looking for. - Lindy - 5/11/2009 1:39:47 AM
- My Personal Belief System - Socrates II - 5/8/2009 3:01:17 PM
  - I think they are lying. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 5/8/2009 10:16:07 PM
    - And we kow YOU 're telling the truth - Lindy - 5/8/2009 11:46:59 PM
      - I've put disclosures on the UFO fakes I've made - Buck Galaxy - 5/9/2009 3:32:51 AM
        
        Typo "So NO need..." (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 5/9/2009 3:33:44 AM
  - " I do not believe they are lying" - Lindy - 5/8/2009 4:03:11 PM
    - Another misunderstanding - Socrates II - 5/8/2009 5:00:10 PM
- Based on ZERO Evidence, of Course. Big Deal. - David F Mayer - 5/8/2009 12:00:46 PM
  - Regardless of the truth of UFO's let's get something clear - azstrummer - 5/11/2009 2:49:24 AM
    - Entertainment value - Lindy - 5/11/2009 5:01:34 AM
      - How does on study something that does not exist? - David F Mayer - 5/13/2009 3:34:17 AM
      - Eyewitness Testimony Is WORTHLESS Unless Supported by Material Evidence. - David F Mayer - 5/11/2009 7:01:57 PM
        
        I'm sorry David - Lindy - 5/11/2009 8:52:28 PM
        
        There is no cover up. There is nothing to cover up. - David F Mayer - 5/12/2009 8:22:03 PM
        
        I'd even accept - azstrummer - 5/13/2009 5:35:13 PM
        
        I do want to know one thing - Socrates II - 5/11/2009 9:19:48 PM
        
        Good question - Lindy - 5/11/2009 10:41:03 PM
      - You present interviews as evidence - azstrummer - 5/11/2009 12:30:40 PM
        
        I will come to Lindy's defense... - Jody - 5/12/2009 12:29:43 AM
        
        I just noticed... - Lindy - 5/12/2009 1:03:21 AM
        
        " interviews do not equal scientific evidence" - Lindy - 5/11/2009 9:20:13 PM
        
        I'm no more a bully on this subject. Bullies would bring it up first. - azstrummer - 5/12/2009 2:05:22 AM
        
        Do school teachers "convince"? - Lindy - 5/11/2009 9:21:12 PM
    - This should be in response to Lindy's original post (n/t) - azstrummer - 5/11/2009 2:50:28 AM
- re: Edgar Mitchell's space experience - Raoul - 5/8/2009 5:25:38 AM
  - The differences between a maverick scientist and a crackpot - Socrates II - 5/12/2009 2:35:54 PM

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