"could it be that the resistance comes from control issues" Yeah, I have none, on my emotions right now.
I don't think the scientist analogy works for me. I am not an "ivory tower" scientist that was more common a generation ago. Not a lecture goes by that I don't acknowledge the imperfections of what I am teaching. My discipline frankly demands such qualification, perhaps more than any other. In fact, it is those imperfections and the search to find corrections is what I love the most about science. I love talking to students about quantum gravity, string theory, wormholes. And I also love talking about the interface between science and religion, psuedosciences, etc. Anyway, I don't mind people pointing out to me that I am wrong, but I will also jump on something if it doesn't make sense to me.
"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"
