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Professor Mancuso,
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Science is not a mere coterie. It is not an old boy system,
designed for the aggrandizement of a select group. =
Scientists do not have the perogative of ignoring truth. The
capable pursuit of Truth is the only necessary credential =
for engaging in science. It would be ethically questionable to =
present oneself as an authority on personal construct =
psychology while implying science is just a social =
aggreement. There are rules in the agreement called =
science and many social agreements do not follow the rules =
of science. Because of the rules of science, personal =
construct psychology has the capacity to serve all people =
not just- the forty or so on the bandwagon who identify =
validation as a social warrant. =
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The ideas expressed in your posting are irresponsible, in =
a sense. I do not doubt that you are in a sense correct. As =
far as what passes for science among the ignorant and =
dishonest, it probably is necessary to make such deals to =
advance. But real people pay the price when socially =
warranted lies are presented as legitimate psychology. =
Real people are being treated as a consequence of the =
information that such groups distribute. Real people are =
harmed when scientific knowledge is suppressed or faked. =
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The paths to success you describe are probably, in part,
directly responsible for the degeneration of personal construct =
psychology. The way to survive as a professor of personal =
construct psychology is to make deals with the people who =
own the journals, publish the books, and run the conferences. =
But surviving as a professor has nothing necessarily to do with =
science or with honor. As one who has been both a professor =
and an outcaste of the PCP coterie, I can say that isolation =
is far more honorable than colluding with a system that harms =
those innocent people who have invested their faith in the =
discipline of psychology. It is a disgrace to Kelly's memory =
that the pursuit of truth concerning the psychology =
of personal constructs, is not the only requirement for being =
"one of us."
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William Chambers, PhD
(706) 234-2378
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Devi,
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Do not sell your soul to become one of them. Science will survive =
the Kelly cult, even if PCP and your career do not. There is dignity in =
fighting the good fight, even if it you are alone when the bell tolls. =
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Bill
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