RobinZ comments on Open Thread: November 2009 - Less Wrong
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This comment scores a full 68 points on the Crackpot Index. That doesn't make it wrong, but if it's right, I think you need to explain yourself more clearly.
To start with, as Psy-Kosh asked, what theory are you talking about, anyway? Where is it published, by whom, and what predictions have been made with it?
I was going to post a comment showing it should be much higher than 68, but re-checking my evaluation your score appears correct. Amongst other mistakes, I was going to award 50 points for no testable predictions, but I think the comment about the Higgs boson counts.
However, it seems like misspelling 'Kuhn' should count for something.
Let me recount quickly so we can compare:
Step 8 suggests a +5 for misspelling Einstein, Hawking, or Feynman - you could do the same for Kuhn.
Well, really, for now my main thing is that I just want to know if my understanding of the concept of gauge bosons is correctish or if I completely missed the point of that aspect of the standard theories.