Are Some CERN Bloggers in Denial?
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008The following blog debate was primarily between CERN physicist “ZapperZ” who is also the blog host based out out of Chicago and myself, (co-)administrator of LHCFacts.org.
Physics and Physicists, GLAST to Blast Off Today!
The comments started with my usual, read the article, comment on it, and make a suggestion or two…
This debate got quite lively. The CERN blogger host seemed rather confident that he could win any argument. But my impression is that he did not win any. And the more he debated, the worse his case got. His final tactic was to have the final post, declare that the blog topic was closed, that I am ignorant and that my opinions are no longer welcome.
Too bad, it was a very lively debate. I think if he had a more open mind, he might have found some of the information compelling. But I do complement him for at least reading each post and responding to each. Unfortunate that when a debate is lost, the reaction is one of “its my ball and I’m taking it home”.
I find adversarial debates the best place to gain a balanced understanding of the issues. Each side is allowed to make their point and refute the others. I wonder if anyone suggested to ZapperZ that he should stop debating me, because he was not doing very well in my opinion, or if that was his own idea or just an emotional reaction. Nevertheless, I appreciate the opportunity to debate, even if in the end ZapperZ took his blog and went home.