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In article <803637261snz@dakal.demon.co.uk>,
Richard Linsley Hood  <richardlh@dakal.demon.co.uk> wrote:
 
> In article <3s3iqk$nn3@electra.saaf.se>
>            pausch@electra.saaf.se "Paul Schlyter" writes:
> 
> .snip
> 
>> After Einsteins theory of relativity had appeared and become accepted
>> by the scientific community, something happened among the crackpots:
>> they ceased to attack Newton, instead they started to attack Einstein
>> and to "defend" Newton!  Einsteins theory of relativity suddenly
>> made Newtonian mechanics acceptable to the crackpots!
> 
> .snip
> 
> It seems likely that the 'crackpots' in the former case were not the same
> as those in the later.
 
Very probably rue, however different crackpots often show similar
behaviour.  Most often they focus on trying to "disprove" the most
established and well-tested theories, for instance.
 
> Einstein himself could reasonably have been described as a 'crackpot'
> by Newtonians.
 
Only if you disregard the "minor detail" that the predictions by his
theories later turned out to be correct.....
 
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