Royal Society drops action against controversial letter writers

As ever, truth and integrity are the casualties of ideology; when power is the goal, and ideology the justification, then truth, integrity, logic and reason are inconveniences to be opposed and vilified. It is an embarrassment to see New Zealand kidding itself that, uniquely in the world, it has an alternative perspective that is equivalent to science - a claim remarkable for its inherent implausibility and evident invalidity. Valuable, complementary, worthy of respect, sure - but equivalent? That sort of misunderstanding of the heritage and nature of science in relation to other spheres of knowledge, at odds with the rest of the world's understanding of science, makes New Zealand a sad joke in which words and concepts with internationally accepted and recognisable meaning that might allow common understanding and constructive dialogue are considered dispensable and redefinable in pursuit of local power agendas.