It can present the arguments of those who question the prevailing scientific view as well.
The prevailing scientific opinion now, however, is that this origin story does not pass muster.
Roland Griffiths is willing to consider the challenge that the mystical experience poses to the prevailing scientific paradigm.
As a starting point, I've accepted the prevailing scientific view that man-made greenhouse gases contribute to global warming.
Ever since the Human Genome Project decoded the genome, the prevailing scientific view has been that only the 2percentthatat makes proteins — the building blocks of cells — was important.
One advantage of being in effect secluded from the prevailing scientific mindset, he believes, is that Africans might have fresh insights to offer.
She goes on to say that "the best we can do is to give our readers a sense of what the prevailing scientific view is".
The report found that the official inquiry into the Willingham fire did not meet prevailing scientific standards of the time, much less current ones.
But mainstream researchers tended to ignore the findings for decades because they contradicted the prevailing scientific theory about how memory works.
"In the general election, it will be a liability not to stake out a position in line with the prevailing scientific evidence," Sisson said.
