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Anytime you hear the word "scientific consensus" used to brow beat people, you should run. Science is not about consensus. Plenty of scientists challenge the
by noetic_techy 8y ago
Anytime you hear the word "scientific consensus" used to brow beat people, you should run. Science is not about consensus. Plenty of scientists challenge the consensus view and end up being correct. It's still happening to today.
We should not be urging the point that "good scientists" are the one who don't question the consensus view.
I can give a good current example: Alzheimer's. Were now seeing the failure of the Amaloid Beta model in all clinical trails and preliminary evidence is starting to point to a herpes virus link.