tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post3315730789763760006..comments2024-03-14T16:16:26.474+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: A common fallacy trapTom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-55859816451027112242009-10-21T16:51:51.511+02:002009-10-21T16:51:51.511+02:00This is a great post, Tom. I had exactly the same ...This is a great post, Tom. I had exactly the same experience with my late grandmother (even though she was "only" 85 years old). However, I believe there was another reason why my grandma blamed her neighbor ... my grandma merely wanted some attention from her siblings.<br /><br />Back to science, I believe that some scientists claim that their theory must be right not because they truly believe so, but simply in order to draw attention to their work. While I do not endorse it, I must admit that sometimes it is the best way to make your voice heard. Unfortunately, if you say that your theory MAY explain stuttering, or only explains SOME aspects of the disorder, there are good chances of the theory being disregarded.<br /><br />The bottom line - maybe the problem is in us? Maybe we should not expect theories to do that much, and accept them instead as limited tools whose main function is in helping us design new experiments?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298481044306943727noreply@blogger.com