On 10 Jan 2021 at 21:07:22 GMT, alister  wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:12:39 +0000, Jim H wrote:
>
>>  On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:54:52 GMT, in
>>  , alister 
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> --
>>> A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and
>>> making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually
>>> die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
>>>   -- Max Planck
>>
>>  This was more the case in the 60s when science played a significant role
>>  in education at the HS level due to our push to catch up withthe
>>  Russians in space. But for many years now science has been given short
>>  shrift and whacky ideas have gained a strong foothold. And it's not
>>  "politically correct" to tell the whackos they're dumber than a bag of
>>  hammers and crazier than a ferret on crack... which they are despite the
>>  attempt to use "political correctness" to shield them.
>
> That was a randomly generated fortune cookie
> I have to say how pleasantly surprised I am to see how apt it turned out
> to be :-)

He meant hampsters, not hammers.

--
Tim

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