Introducing the "Trunchbull Reflex"

When Charles Darwin brazenly lied that no naturalist / no one whatsoever had read Patrick Matthew's prior published theory of natural selection before he replicated it (see peer reviewed article on the proof here), Charles Darwin was apparently operating under "Trunchbull's Too Bad To Be Believable Reflex" (Trunchbull Reflex)

#TrunchbullReflex

Introducing the "Trunchbull Reflex" @EdzardErnst @BiologiaPensamt as an explanation for deeply entrenched science mythshttps://t.co/w2rzdowQ1Y pic.twitter.com/r95AJtGwny

— Dr Mike Sutton (@Criminotweet) January 27, 2018

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When Darwin brazenly lied that no naturalist / no one whatsoever had read Patrick Matthew's prior published theory of natural selection before he replicated it, Charles Darwin was apparently operating under "Trunchbull's Too Bad To Be Believable Reflex"https://t.co/q6ADQsBLDV

— BlessedVirginDarwin (@OnNavalTimber) January 27, 2018

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The #TrunchbullReflex kicks in @EdzardErnst when something done is so outrageous nobody believes it https://t.co/7ZseeyR2qw Like Prince Charles flogging Dutchy Detox quack cure to the gullible. Analogously, at one time many disbelieved Nazis were murdering jews on a massive scale

— Dr Mike Sutton (@Dysology) January 27, 2018