Thursday, April 02, 2009

Quote of the Day

"As it turns out, important British scientists are actually almost exactly like pubescent, small-minded high schoolers."

I'm not necessarily endorsing this view. I'm just sayin'.


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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ouch. The author from "Cracked" should be warned: Them's fightin' words!

Anonymous said...

From such a well respected source too...
I'm uncomfortable with this post. It smacks of childish point-scoring, and what are you trying to say: that your audience is opposed as a group to scientists in general?

Could do better. D-

Bernard

Jim S. said...

Point-scoring against whom? British scientists? Why would I be against British scientists? Or against pubescent high schoolers? I'm confused.

I posted this because the link takes you to a humor site that tells the story of how a particular scientist plagiarized his fellow scientist. It's an entertaining account of a small chapter in the history of science, something I thought this blog's readership would appreciate. That's all. You're reading something into this I did not intend.

Anonymous said...

You're right, I'm probably reading too much into it.
My initial impression was that the post was taking a pop at scientists in general, unhelpful on an excellent blog that does so much to debunk the science-religion conflict myth.
My initial impression was wrong, so I apologise. The post has the potential for misunderstanding.

Also - thanks for showing me the humorous website. The article on foreign film posters for famous films made me laugh the most I've done in weeks!

Bernard

Jim S. said...

No problem. I probably should have thought harder about potential misunderstandings before posting it. But Cracked is one of my guilty pleasures, and I wanted to share the wealth a bit.