Hi

Andrew Wiles[1] proved a while ago Fermat's last theorem.
For this so seemingly simple statement[2], another deep
mathematical conjecture (Taniyama–Shimura conjecture,
which is about elliptic curves and thus, to some extent,
also relevant as a basis for some part of cryptography.)
had to be proven. He presented his proof in a three day
session in front of renowned mathematicians - and was
accepted.

Research actually should be the search for the truth - obviously,
there are some human beings who want to define the truth and may
misuse their status - be it a famous researcher, a creationists, whatever.
The scientific community can accept everything, as long as it is
proven in a scientific way (it should resemble Aristotle's logic).

...what a useless post...


Cheers

[1] http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...28330690408516
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat's_last_theorem