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In a 2010 article on [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] in science, [[Ted Goertzel]] lists HIV/AIDS denialism as an example where scientific findings are being disputed on irrational grounds. He describes proponents as relying on [[rhetoric]], appeal to fairness, and the right to a dissenting opinion rather than on evidence. They frequently invoke the [[meme]] of a "courageous independent scientist resisting orthodoxy", invoking the name of persecuted physicist and astronomer [[Galileo Galilei]].<ref name = Goertzel>{{Cite journal| last1 = Goertzel | first1 = T| title = Conspiracy theories in science| journal = EMBO Reports| volume = 11| issue = 7| pages = 493–499| year = 2010| pmid = 20539311| pmc = 2897118| doi = 10.1038/embor.2010.84}}</ref> Regarding this comparison, Goertzel states:
{{quote|...being a dissenter from orthodoxy is not difficult; the hard part is actually having a better theory. Publishing dissenting theories is important when they are backed by plausible evidence, but this does not mean giving critics 'equal time' to dissent from every finding by a mainstream scientist.| Goertzel, 2010<ref name = Goertzel/>}}
==Denialist community==
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