144-oz Schoolgirl

In Thailand, there is a father who is convinced that his eight-year-old daughter weighs only nine pounds. Every day of her life, he's weighed her with the same scale and it's always read the same, so obviously she never gained an ounce. He takes the scale everywhere they go, just to prove his claim.

So, because he believes his measurements over common sense, does that mean he's a scientist? (-;