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Kary Mullis is a great example of why you should only consider scientists to be experts in their specific, narrow domain.


And his particular domain is exquisitely narrow ... as further evidenced by the breadth and depth of his ignorance. Sorry to rant, but there's a guy that gets on my nerves.


But his points, at least as he wrote them in the particular book I mentioned aren't invalid or interesting because he's a jerk (his chapter on wanderlust had my head spinning).

"Follow the money" is a guideline that makes sense. I even thought his reasons for -not- dismissing astrology outright were somewhat interesting, although I see in his wikipedia entry that he now 'believes' in astrology.


You definitely have to take him, and anyone proclaiming to be an expert or analyst, for that matter, with a grain of salt.




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