Dear Jardine K. Jardine,

Are you a scientist?

You answer my prior question of you first.

You do understand, don't you, that science cannot rely on assuming what is in issue and appeal to absent authority?

Do you understand that, or not?

Mr. Opinion.
We would like to get rid of time-wasting, ignorant trolls, like yourself, on this thread, so would you please leave?

You first.

No surprise that the insect has allied himself with an ignorant, time wasting troll?

Dear Leo Lane,

That is the behaviour of a bully. Are you an engineer?

My point is that if one is not a scientist than how can one engage in scientific debate when one does not have the training and knowledge to understand and practise science.

I think it is nice that the public is fascinated by science but let's leave science to the scientists. Otherwise one runs the risk of being seen as a 'would-be-if-he-could-be' and a 'know-all-know-nothing'.