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Re: charlatan syndrome

From	Athel Cornish-Bowden <athel.cb@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	sci.physics.relativity
Subject	Re: charlatan syndrome
Date	2023-08-13 21:03 +0200
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On 2023-08-13 18:26:37 +0000, Laurence Clark Crossen said:

> charlatan[char·la·tan || 'ʃɑːlətən]
> n. quack, impostor, fraud, one who claims more skill or knowledge than 
> he actually has....Origin: C17 (denoting an itinerant seller of 
> supposed remedies): from Fr., from Ital. ciarlatano, from ciarlare 'to 
> babble'."-Babylon Dictionary.
> 
> For example, one who says 2 + 2= five or that he can change the 
> distance and time in the speed equation to keep the speed the same 
> regardless of relative motion.
> 
> For example, relativists.
> 
> Thousands of scientists have long recognized that relativity is 
> charlatanry when they point out that the emperor has no clothes.
> Authoritative source: "Einstein and the Emperor's New Clothes Syndrome: 
> The Expose of a Charlatan" by Robert L. Henderson c.2006. Not to 
> mention many others who have made the same comparison.

Citing another crackpot with no evident qualifications in physics won't 
convince anyone apart from other crackpots who are convinced already.

What's the basis for your "Authoritative"?


-- 
athel -- biochemist, not a physicist, but detector of crackpots

Thread

charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 11:26 -0700
  Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 11:42 -0700
    Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 12:04 -0700
      Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 12:59 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:53 -0700
      Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 02:14 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 05:55 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 06:00 -0700
            Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 09:57 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 09:56 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 10:11 -0700
            Re: charlatan syndrome Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-08-16 02:02 -0400
          Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 10:17 -0700
            Re: charlatan syndrome whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-08-15 15:27 -0500
            Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 15:54 -0700
              Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 17:52 -0700
              Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 20:56 -0700
    Re: charlatan syndrome Richard Hachel <r.hachel@frite.fr> - 2023-08-14 10:35 +0000
  Re: charlatan syndrome Athel Cornish-Bowden <athel.cb@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 21:03 +0200
    Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 12:07 -0700
      Re: charlatan syndrome Athel Cornish-Bowden <athel.cb@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 09:25 +0200
        Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 01:15 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 09:55 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 10:01 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-08-15 15:16 -0500
        Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 09:57 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 10:03 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome Athel Cornish-Bowden <athel.cb@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 19:05 +0200
            Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 10:16 -0700
              Re: charlatan syndrome whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-08-15 15:26 -0500
          Re: charlatan syndrome whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-08-15 15:20 -0500
  Re: charlatan syndrome Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-08-13 15:31 -0400
    Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 12:49 -0700
    Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:14 -0700
      Re: charlatan syndrome Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:45 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:47 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:52 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Richard Hachel <r.hachel@frite.fr> - 2023-08-14 10:46 +0000
        Re: charlatan syndrome patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2023-08-14 07:12 -0700
          Crank syndrome "Dono." <eggy20011951@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 07:17 -0700
          Re: charlatan syndrome Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 10:05 -0700
            Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 13:43 -0700
              Re: charlatan syndrome Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 14:10 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 19:26 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 21:18 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 21:58 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-08-16 19:01 -0400
                Re: charlatan syndrome Prokaryotic Capase Homolog <prokaryotic.caspase.homolog@gmail.com> - 2023-08-16 17:29 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-16 22:11 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Prokaryotic Capase Homolog <prokaryotic.caspase.homolog@gmail.com> - 2023-08-18 21:56 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-18 22:47 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 23:44 -0700
                Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 21:09 -0700
      Re: charlatan syndrome JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 16:28 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-08-13 19:13 -0500
        Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 21:18 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Richard Hachel <r.hachel@frite.fr> - 2023-08-14 10:52 +0000
          Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 09:59 -0700
        Re: charlatan syndrome Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-08-15 01:15 -0400
          Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 23:42 -0700
            Re: charlatan syndrome Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-08-16 02:09 -0400
              Re: charlatan syndrome Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-08-15 23:22 -0700
  Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:10 -0700
    Re: charlatan syndrome Athel Cornish-Bowden <athel.cb@gmail.com> - 2023-08-14 09:27 +0200
  Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:49 -0700
    Re: charlatan syndrome Laurence Clark Crossen <l.c.c.sirius@gmail.com> - 2023-08-13 13:56 -0700

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