Anthroposaurus
Experts are Comedians of Error, too often Claiming an Authority Bounding on Infallibility. Experts and Iconoclasts
Abstract
Experts too often are comedians of error. They claim an authority bounding on infallibility. Yet, from the Eighteenth century to the present day, professors of fossilized remains were wrong and again wrong, not only where evidence was thin on the ground but also often where there was plenty of it. In contrast, many of the great founders of evolutionary theory were amateurs, self taught or untrained in biological sciences. Darwin was an undergraduate in divinity. Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer with Darwin of the Theory of Evolution, never was a graduate—he was trained as a surveyor. Mendel, who worked out the laws of genetics, was a monk. Amateurs are not tied to the conventions of the professional man. They can be more creative, make imaginative leaps with no worries about reputation—they can think the unthinkable. They can speculate. Who Lies Sleeping? The Dinosaur Heritage and the Extinction of Man by Dr Michael D Magee
Abstract
Experts too often are comedians of error. They claim an authority bounding on infallibility. Yet, from the Eighteenth century to the present day, professors of fossilized remains were wrong and again wrong, not only where evidence was thin on the ground but also often where there was plenty of it. In contrast, many of the great founders of evolutionary theory were amateurs, self taught or untrained in biological sciences. Darwin was an undergraduate in divinity. Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer with Darwin of the Theory of Evolution, never was a graduate—he was trained as a surveyor. Mendel, who worked out the laws of genetics, was a monk. Amateurs are not tied to the conventions of the professional man. They can be more creative, make imaginative leaps with no worries about reputation—they can think the unthinkable. They can speculate. Who Lies Sleeping? The Dinosaur Heritage and the Extinction of Man by Dr Michael D Magee
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