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The troubling part of this article (and especially the comments) is how easy it is to be labeled “anti science” today when questioning certain studies. I’d hate
by dev_dull 8y ago
The troubling part of this article (and especially the comments) is how easy it is to be labeled “anti science” today when questioning certain studies. I’d hate to think our culture is causing us to lose the required academic rigor to make data-based decisions.
- dwaltrip 8y agoIt's a tricky thing. There is a lot of high quality science. There is some lower quality science -- outright fraud even, unfortunately. And then there is science reporting, which is all over the map, and can easily be misinterpreted. Humanity has built up an enormous amount of legitimate scientific knowledge and understanding. There has been much difficulty, confusion, and dead-ends along the way -- and it seems this continues to be the case. But it really is an incredible thing, how much we know at this point. It took me a long time and a lot of self-learning to develop a rich appreciation for this. Of course, there is still much for us to figure out. And we should keep doing so, difficulties be damned (and hopefully mitigated over time).
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoYes. Of course the other side of the coin is questioning the science because it doesn't match someone's political philosophy. Sailing between the Scylla and Charybdis is hard.