My thoughts on the research article

Firstly my thoughts on the research article itself:

The Author is very fluid in his presentation of his idea, data and Biblical segment. His subtle (succinct) clarification of his position, professional qualification and religious inclinations may be missed by many, but is surely there.

His stand point in this research, however, isn’t very clear nor is the article offering any conclusive thoughts.  In fact the author very cleverly leaves it to the reader.  I say clever because one is dealing with an issue as fragile as religious sentiments (the author must have known that for sure),

What was intended through this research is not very clear. It seems to be a Modus Operandi with the scientific community to release a random research paper which will create a storm (controversy), public outcry, which will subside eventually, sometimes as a result of an official apology. But the research paper will remain in records and it will be used by someone at a later date for a different research, as a reference. A new truth (many of them make-believe) gets established … and accepted as common knowledge to serve someone…. Who’s the Benefactor will remain a closely guarded secret. Brilliant strategy, don you think?

Research Data, reference to people (with no names), one’s own experience (may or may not be corroborative), reference to various other research papers and books and so on is all perfectly done and is surely commendable.  But to what end?  Not a researchers’ accountability perhaps.  Or should one wait for a statement for the University or a Scientific Association – declaring that a lot of published research is in fact "unreliable at best, if not completely false."

Something I have never been able to understand about science, what allows it to state everything to support its claim, and yet claims nothing (only suggests), reveals quite a lot but nothing conclusive and isn’t accountable for causing any upheaval or chaos, apparently achieves nothing (in the immediate) but influences people and their decisions for which only they, the people are responsible!  Certainly there is a lot to learn here.

Since it is left to us, the mere mortals, to make our conclusions of sorts in the light of this research paper, I’m only offering my two-bit perspective for whosoever may find it worthwhile.