I happened to get into a discussion with several random members of the academic set, I guess that's how these guys like to refer to themselves. Mainly the topic centered on Rodda and junk science. Its amazing how defensive these big brains become in the face of facts that don't agree with their position.



Long story short their a pretty ugly group when its not going their way and none to bright. One of the participants in the discussion is a "scientist" that's working with Skip and company in the glades. We exchanged some private messages and I was asked to keep what was shown to me between us. Fair enough.



The group consensus was that the Barkers work was garbage. The Rodda paper was defended as good and proper science. According to this cluster of academic groupies no scientist would ever use sensationalism or has any interest in grant money.



I was sent an email full of criticisms regarding the Barkers most recent paper from one of the scientist working in the glades on the burm project.



This email was so poorly written and disorganized it could have been done by a 7th grader. Nothing personal against this guy I think he's OK but com `on. When I pointed out one of the many flaws in his critique he was sincerely at a lost as to why his analogy was off. I didn't explain, if someone at that level couldn't see the flaw in their thinking they ether don't want to or they need to get their college tuition money back.



I do think this guy means well and is honest, Im sure he wants to be fair but he's also very influenced by his senior peers who are not so clean. He also refuses to admit to any personal bias no matter how obvious it is.



It was all very amusing. Personally I think the Barkers papers are the best written, most accurate and honest appraisal of the glades situation that Ive read so far. The main points being that they bring forward key issues that have been selectively left out of the other works.



Ernie Eison

WESTWOOD ACRES REPTILE FARM INC.

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