Likewise, if people ignored scientific evidence in favor of their intuition we would still think the earth was flat.

It turns out we're all better off if we first understand the "current scientific dogma" and then challenge it with scientific evidence.

Well, but the way that people proved that the world was round was with evidence, not anecdotes. I'm willing to admit that current theories could be wrong, but not based on a thought experiment.

All snarkiness aside, I see you're in Berlin, so you're welcome to drop in for dinner on Wednesday. I'm slightly less bull-headed in person. :-)

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=388042