Well actually, no, but an absolutely terrific read nonetheless! I still don't have a bona fide clue why the scientific community would behave the way they do. Are their sacred cows really that sacred? You know, it looks to me like we have a Ministry of Science, if not in fact, at least in practice. I've asked the question before without getting an acceptable response: What's really at risk here??? In my best Karl Sagan voice: Bullion$ and bullion$?
Or maybe it's more than that. What happens to the scientific community if they are found to be frauds by the public? A loss of confidence by the unwashed could create all manner of problems, eh? Losing confidence in one institution might lead to questions about all institutions? Sheesh!
It's a house of cards.
http://www.grisda.org/origins/05039.htm
http://www.gatewaystobabylon.com/myths/texts/lamentations/lamentur.html
A bit more reading for you.
What is the resistance? I think it is the same kind of resistance that kept doctors from using antispeptic practices for 70 years after Semelweiss (sp?) introduced them into a maternity hospital and proved they saved lives from dying of infection. I think you had the same kind of resistance to African paleontolgy regarding Dart's a Leakey's discoveries.
I guess if you have spent a lot of time and money becoming an expert in one line of thought, it is really irritating to be asked to change it especially by one who has not gone through the ordeal of "basic training".