From "Mediocrity and Meritocracy" - Steven Novella

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... An amateur can make valuable contributions to science, and having a position of scientific authority is no guarantee of correctness. Some amateurs are inherently brilliant... . However, most people are mediocre at most things. Most amateur scientists are mediocre..., and this is often compounded by the fact that they do not have any formal training. This may leave them blissfully ignorant of exactly how mediocre they are as compared to professional scientists.

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malevolarky 10 years, 2 months ago
It's also interesting that "amateur science" is often just an attempt to empirically support new-age superstitions.
malevolarky 10 years, 3 months ago
Truth.

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