JOSEPH STALIN AND SCIENCE AUTHORITIES

Pentcho Valev wrote:
http://spectator.org/archives/2009/1...d-the-elephant
"Regarding higher education, a third of Britain's university physics
departments have closed in the last few years."

The following principle is attributed to Joseph Stalin:

Joseph Stalin: "Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no
problem."

Science authorities' principle: "Department closure is the solution to
all problems. No department - no problem."

The analogy between Joseph Stalin and science authorities will be
completely understood after careful examination of this paper:

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/con...ent=a909857880
Peter Hayes "The Ideology of Relativity: The Case of the Clock
Paradox" : Social Epistemology, Volume 23, Issue 1 January 2009, pages
57-78
"The gatekeepers of professional physics in the universities and
research institutes are disinclined to support or employ anyone who
raises problems over the elementary inconsistencies of relativity. A
winnowing out process has made it very difficult for critics of
Einstein to achieve or maintain professional status. Relativists are
then able to use the argument of authority to discredit these critics.
Were relativists to admit that Einstein may have made a series of
elementary logical errors, they would be faced with the embarrassing
question of why this had not been noticed earlier. Under these
circumstances the marginalisation of antirelativists, unjustified on
scientific grounds, is eminently justifiable on grounds of
realpolitik. Supporters of relativity theory have protected both the
theory and their own reputations by shutting their opponents out of
professional discourse."

Pentcho Valev