From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed May 16 21:05:00 2007
From: "Sengen Sun sengensun,yahoo.com" <owner-chemistry(!)server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: The ACS and C&En news biased too!
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Sent to CCL by: Sengen Sun [sengensun#yahoo.com]
> 
> ****Comment from Michael Akeroyd: 
> According to Feyerabend the "conservatory component"
> and the "revolutionary component" of the scientific
> community exist all the time. It is only that the
> revolutionary component becomes more visible in
> times of crisis. In the past revolutionary
> scientists (old and young, see Todd Whitcombe'
> comments below) had to circulate papers privately or
> publish books privately. Now, like Sengen, they can
> present their work verbally at ISPC conferences,
> and, like Sengen, they can circulate it on the
> Internet. This is hardly "suppression" in the normal
> denotation of the word. Of course there is an
> example: "unjust use of authority", maybe Sengen
> thinks this applies when the referees of prestigious
> journals reject innovatory papers. 
>  
> Incidentally, I am plain MISTER Akeroyd, another
> fact that some might consider lends weight to the
> Feyerabendian thesis about the co-existence of the
> revolutionary and conservatory components.
>  
> **********************
>  
I appreciate Mr. Akeroyd's frank exchange of views.
Indeed, it is a good thing that ISPC (International
Society on Philosophy of Chemistry) gave me an
opportunity to speak in their 2005 annual symposium.
It is also a good thing for me to speak freely in the
Internet. And there are many more other good things I
am very thankful.
-
But good is good, and bad is bad. "Wrong" must not be
covered by "right", and critique is not praise. 
-
I do identify a specific issue of inappropriate
practice of philosophy in theoretical chemistry in
Foundations of Chemistry, the official journal of
ISPC. But I must make it clear here that this specific
issue does not mean that ISPC is a bad organization or
FOCH is a bad journal. The issues must be evaluated
case-by-case. 
_
In fact, this issue of inappropriate practice of
theoretical chemistry is much worse in other
scientific organizations and journals such as in the
American Chemical Society and C&En News. They are
intrinsically biased in favor of a high profile Nobel
Laureate. 
-
In the Western countries, any ordinary citizens can
freely criticize their government heads. In contrast,
a community of highly educated scientists, university
professors, philosophers, journalists, and Editors
absolutely forbid a public critique (by a weak and
younger person) of their scientific leader, who uses
his privilege to spread unlimitedly his scientific and
philosophical mistakes in major journals and official
media. This is not the fault of an individual. It is
ridiculous with this most educated community in light
of the modern human civilization! 
-
Sengen





       
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