September 3, 2012

Cranking up a Controversy

In a new post at his Forteana Blog, Andrew May offers comments and insights on a variety of subjects, including Cryptozoology, and those in the field.

He begins:

“The biggest problem with being interested in anomalous phenomena is that people assume you’re a crank. There’s good reason for this, since many of the most vocal proponents of the subject really are cranks. But just what is a crank, and how do you tell the difference between a crank and a serious researcher? For a long time I thought this was one of those grey, subjective questions that it’s impossible to answer, but it’s just occurred to me that there might be an objective, black-and-white criterion after all.”

Here’s the complete article.

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