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> get things checked by a credible authority Who decides what's a credible authority? How about critical thinking instead?
by laretluval 6y ago
> get things checked by a credible authority
Who decides what's a credible authority? How about critical thinking instead?
- justapassenger 6y agoIn cases like what sadly people mean most of the time by credible authority, is authority that they agree with.
- pjc50 6y agoYou cannot decide everything by pure reason inside your own head without referring to the work of others, at which point you've made them an authority by deciding that they are credible. You might be able to determine by critical thinking that bleach isn't a coronavirus cure, but chloroquine? You're going to have to wait for someone to run a trial and then decide if they're a credible authority. Applying critical thinking to your choice of sources is both easier and more important than applying it to their claims. Have you gone and verified some physical constants yourself, it are you just accepting authority as to the mass of the electron?