In this paper Plaut demonstrates the subtle and insidious manner in which autistic thinking creeps into the fields of medicine and science. The unconscious wish to prove a pet theory or to defend a point of view silently corrupts the conscious honesty of the worker. This can be seen in individuals but more clearly in groups. People who work in universities, institutes, and for government agencies, particularly for totalitarian governments, are often influenced by the atmosphere without consciously recognizing the falsification of their observations. One of the powerful motives is the desire to appear clever at the lowest possible cost and with the least effort. Simple, black-and-white, readymade