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Armstrong: Scientific Prejudice Blocked Discoveries
Martin Armstrong argues that bias against unconventional theories, including his own, has prevented scientific breakthroughs. He cites historical examples and calls for open-mindedness.
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Martin Armstrong, in a blog post on Armstrong Economics, argued that prejudice within the scientific community has historically prevented new discoveries. He cited examples ranging from Galileo to his own Economic Confidence Model (ECM), which he claims was suppressed because it did not fit mainstream paradigms.
Armstrong wrote that the same bias that once dismissed continental drift or heliocentrism now operates against unconventional theories in economics and science. He said his ECM, which he describes as a cycle-based forecasting tool, was rejected by academic journals and institutions without serious review.