[Publius6961]

Where is this going?
Seems as if the categories of "authority" on one end to "crackpot" at the other need to be defined.

[John H K]

You need to read the various science newsgroups on USENET to really appreciate the above list :-)

[Old Professer]

Sounds like a conversation between the boatswain and the helmsman while adrift on a fog-bound sea.