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> When in reality the facts are still uncertain and there is no consensus. And sometimes there is a consensus and it still doesn't prevent people from finding
by yodsanklai 10y ago
> When in reality the facts are still uncertain and there is no consensus.
And sometimes there is a consensus and it still doesn't prevent people from finding studies to back up their point of view. Take climate change for instance. When people aren't intellectual honest or have an agenda (e.g. politician), it's not even worth arguing.
That being said, I noticed that while it's pretty easy to find studies about anything, it's more difficult to assess the pertinence of those studies or to know what the current scientific consensus is.
- Houshalter 10y agoWell there was a time when the climate change debate wasn't a consensus. That's when this started. There were legitimate criticisms and contrary studies. One side cherry picked those and came to believe that science had proved global warming wasn't real. So even long after a consensus has formed, they still believe that.