Reply #81: No, you seem to be having trouble understanding ideas not your own

[comrade snarky]

I'll try again though this may well be pointless.

Two people:

One has spent years studying the North American spotted moth. Chemical studies of it's pheromones, behaviors, life cycle, and physiology. And that is just a specialization after years of studying other types on insects and moths.

The other has moths in his backyard.

They both have direct experience of the same bug so I guess to you they both have the same level of knowledge and both opinions have the same validity. Note, I did not say guy 2 is wrong. It's just that if he wants to convince the guy 1 of some new ideas he shouldn't be surprised if all the guy 1s don't immediately flock to his him and praise his brilliance if he's proposing a theory that's been rejected as wrong over 100 years ago.

I don't know what you think science is but if a person wants to submit and article to a journal they can. Just be aware that if in the first paragraph you make a mistake about the basics of the subject it's going in the round file under the desk.

Some might argue it's not science but in archaeology there are amateurs who have written articles in the journals. Not many and those people have devoted ridiculous amounts of time and effort to study. That's what it takes. If you want to play in science don't expect it to be easy.

That's what I see most from people who whine they are being barred from participating. They don't want to spend the years of study required to build a basic understanding of the subject. Then when called on simple mistakes like conflating evolution and the origin of life they cry discrimination.

Like you're doing.