Reply #75: "Cranks" "that happen to be right in a few things"

[JackRiddler]

... describes most of the people responsible for radical advances in human thought and knowledge.

It's been years since I read her five kingdoms book (believe it or not) and I may not be qualified to debate you on the derivation of eukaryotic flagella. But I quoted her on a straightforward aspect of social science. I wonder if you have a response to that?

Anyway, thanks to modern science among other reasons, I'm content with the bet I'll live a few more decades and see how many of the current reigning paradigms in all fields are still standing at mid-century. I'm happy to admit my ignorance in a great many subjects; it's a good start for learning things.