Is anybody safe from the snide carping of the people who write for your Forum section?
On 21 September (p 56) it was artists, Damien Hirst in particular, who came under assault. Jeremy Burgess may have had his tongue in his cheek, but the argument was the same as usuala denigration of another community based on a completely garbled conception of what it does, followed by the arrogant assertion that scientists could do better.
Another example was "The trouble with philosophers" (6 July, p 44). A more ignorant argument than this would be hard to find, especially the assertion that it is impossible for a heavier mass to orbit a lighter one.
Other groups who have come under attack include ethnographers and sociologists. Who is next in line to be "sorted out" by your correspondents?
It is not the ideas themselves that I object to, but the ...
To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content.