I can’t say enough good things about David Gelernter to do him justice.
He is a treasure of Western Civ, a computer whiz, philosopher, writer, with a creative and inquisitive mind. He was bombed by the unabomber and recovered to be an inspiration. He is a devout Jew, a great patriot–an island of great achievement and virtue, who is wise and eloquent.
Gelernter writes here about what we at Junk Science are alarmed about–the scientific community is in the ditch and society suffers.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/the-closing-of-the-scientific-mind/
If you read this essay, you have satisfied your quota of important thinking for today, at least, maybe for this week or longer.
I will write you an excuse and you can go to recess.