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[–] TelescopiumHerscheli 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Science is not for everyone. On balance, I think science is for people with the temperament to be scientific. This is not necessarily about intelligence, but science does require a certain degree of intellectual honesty and personal integrity. A scientist has to be capable of openly admitting when he was wrong: he has to own his mistakes. For this reason, I think that not everyone can think scientifically: not everyone has the necessary integrity.

For example, in the thread I mentioned above your initial submission contained several obviously cranky ideas based around spirals and Fibonacci numbers. You have now edited this submission so that although it is still fairly clearly wrong it is no longer as glaringly crackpot as it was. This is intellectually dishonest, because you have not been honest about your mistakes. You have also made it impossible for my comments here, and those of other people in the thread in your subverse, to be read coherently, as our remarks refer to something that no longer exists: it's impossible for other people to follow the various chains of reasoning.

For this reason, I think you personally are not at present suited to moderating any kind of subverse that purports to follow the scientific method: it is not that you are ill-educated, but that you are intellectually dishonest.

If you really want to learn how science works and how you can do it, the best thing you could do would be to go back to school. Once you have learnt enough and mastered your own character you might be suited for running a science-related conversation.

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[–] stolencatkarma [S] ago  (edited ago)

I disagree with your assumption that I edited it to be intellectual dishonest. It's a hypothesis that's a huge work in progress.

Personally I believe an attitude like yours would do more harm then good in a brainstorming session. I also completely disagree that science isn't for everyone.

Your use of ad hominem attacks is also a clear indicator that you don't have an understanding of basic human interaction.