Re: [asa] Is Peer-Review the Be All and End All of Science?

David O. wrote:

> .... If you took
> out the few places in this book where Smolin jabs at ID, you'd think
> it was written by a Discovery Institute blogger. Reviewers reject
> non-string-theory ideas out of fear and bias; government agencies
> don't fund non-string-theory projects out of inertia and politics;
> etc, etc.
> Could
> there be a bit more to the critique of the culture of academic
> science than we'd like to admit?
>

As you have pointed out before, there are times when the court
has delivered injustice. It can happen for many reasons, but
the fact is that it does happen. Yet as flawed as it may be,
I don't think any of us would be brisk to dispose with it.

Particularly in the case of a wrongful conviction, sometimes
it ruins a life, reputation and an uncountable contributions
that that life might have made, had such folly not occurred.
No amount of money can truly compensate, and sometimes the
person dies in jail before he/she is exhonorated. What then?

I say the best you can do is go on doing what you think is
right, live honestly in all circumstances, pray, keep your
faith in Christ, and make the most of each day God has
granted you in the brief moment you have.

I cannot see any good alternative. Most of us would rather
have our ideas accepted without any confrontation. Sometimes
it doesn't happen that way. But if you have lived right in
honesty, isn't it enough that you can rest at night knowing
that you have fought for truth and justice with all your heart?

by Grace we proceed,
Wayne

To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@calvin.edu with
"unsubscribe asa" (no quotes) as the body of the message.
Received on Wed Nov 22 14:28:07 2006