> Because we should only research orthodox, approved subjects, and not go where the data leads us?

Data is crappy at the moment, but I agree, it's at least interesting in the case of the EmDrive that people are measuring something.

-- Actually yes, if somebody follows crank science my trust factor goes down (the Mariana trench). But that's me, if you see no problem with it, just study his paper. He also a big opponent of dark matter. But hey, I'm just a programmer, what do I know about theoretical physics.

Read this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EmDrive/comments/3hjmtv/my_conversa...

The guy who challenges him is a PHD student who happen to be usually on the right side of theories although sometimes being too hard headed.