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They laughed at Louis Pasteur.
They laughed at the discoverer of continental drift.
They laughed at Einstein.
They laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Being laughed at doesn’t mean you’re not ridiculous.
Of all the book reviews that I’ve written, this one — published fully a quarter of a century ago — remains one of my very favorites, if only because the book to which it responds ranks among the worst books that I’ve ever read and, very possibly, among the worst books that have ever been published:
http://publications.mi.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1426&index=20
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