Yes I pick on all religions.

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Please do me a favor and provide evidence that you are likewise one before I proceed to squander any more of my time qualifying why "elite scientist" and "professor" of a "prestigious school" such as Oxford demands a certain amount of capacity to think critically.

Belief without evidence is the opposite of critical thinking.
Humans are able to compartmentalize beliefs to protect them from being subject to critical thinking.

So, yes, some scientists and professors do that. Your point?

Newton certainly made mistakes. He got physics right but also postulated alchemy which was bullshit.

No scientist I would call ethical should have the goal of protecting their claims. Quite the opposite, the ethical ones want their claims to have the shit kicked out of them. If what they have is valid, the claim will survive the shit kicking. If it does not survive, that scientist gets to learn from their mistake and does not see it as a bruise to their ego.