Bravo Iain for this statement: "how many original thinkers were at first villified before having a grudging acceptance of their contributions" That is *precisely* how science works! I forget whose quote this is (Karl Popper?): "Hypotheses are scorned when born, live briefly in glory, and die discredited"... and I have probably butchered it. As for stepping outside the herd - that is the surest route to fame and funding!
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