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I think this is a semantic argument... If 100 independent scientists reproduce results, those results themselves are a scientific consensus, are they not?
by Shikadi 7y ago
I think this is a semantic argument... If 100 independent scientists reproduce results, those results themselves are a scientific consensus, are they not?
- craftinator 7y agoYes, at that point the political consensus adopts the results of rigorous scientific testing as it's new bling
- ColanR 7y agoInsofar as it's a semantic argument, it's irrelevant. > If 100 independent scientists reproduce results, those results themselves are a scientific consensus Not in any sense that's relevant to the discovery of new information or its verification.