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If that was really true, it's be a safer bet to dismiss what experts in a given field think and just go with what the uninformed population's opinion is on the
by jamesrcole 10y ago
If that was really true, it's be a safer bet to dismiss what experts in a given field think and just go with what the uninformed population's opinion is on the matter.
E.g. to dismiss scientific opinion on a topic to go instead with lay opinions on it
- coldtea 10y agoBy all means, we should dismiss what experts in a given field think too. What we should respect are hard results and proofs from said experts. Science is not about trusting experts, it's about trusting a methodology (the scientific method) to produce results.
- jamesrcole 10y agoYes, but I was responding to a claim that equated to "go with the most broadly held view".