mainstream scientist

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mainstream
adjective
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/ˈmeɪn.striːm/us
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by ...
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scientist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/us
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/
an expert who studies or works in one of ...
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Mainstream scientists claim that the mind is what the brain does-nothing more nor less.
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By emphasising the goal of a longer ' health span', mainstream scientists seek to distance themselves from ' quacks and loonies'.
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Their knowledge of various local plants and their healing properties has been documented and recognized by mainstream scientists.
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Birds are the only group of dinosaurs believed by mainstream scientists to be extant.
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However, there are both mainstream scientists and creationists, who believe this is merely an interesting natural formation.
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Although being only one of many competing explanations for the phenomenon, it is the only one that is widely accepted by mainstream scientists and historians.
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Following this epistemological view, mainstream scientists reject phenomena that have not been scientifically measured or verified, and thus reject vitalism.
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This study has been strenuously disputed by mainstream scientists for a variety of technical and professional reasons.
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The idea of mass accretion and the expanding earth theory are not currently considered to be viable by mainstream scientists.
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Following this logic, some experts argue that it is misleading to give scientific mavericks or advocates equal time with established mainstream scientists.
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Mainstream scientists reject claims that the phenomenon literally occurs as reported.
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Both the effectiveness and safety of hydrogen peroxide therapy is refuted by mainstream scientists, who typify its supporting arguments as sophistry.
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Mainstream scientists, potential research funders and scientific journals presently remain skeptical of the feasibility of mind uploading.
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Shankland's explanation is now accepted by most mainstream scientists.
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Mainstream scientists maintained that as fixation techniques have been compared with other analysis techniques, and that there is no explanation for why all the different techniques should produce identical artifacts.
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Radin's ideas and work has been criticized by mainstream scientists and skeptics.
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Josephson's reputation for promoting unorthodox causes was cemented by his support for the ideas of water memory and cold fusion, both of which are rejected by mainstream scientists.
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