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So Sagan thinks appealing to authority of consensus is fine, but not authority of someone in charge? It's still not clear to me exactly what sorts of authoriti
by yters 6y ago
So Sagan thinks appealing to authority of consensus is fine, but not authority of someone in charge?
It's still not clear to me exactly what sorts of authorities we can and cannot appeal to, and why one sort is fine and another sort is not.
And what about authority of a cop (i.e. someone in charge)? If the cop tries to pull me over, am I free to ignore him because he's not a scientific expert, thus he cannot appeal to his own authority?
- swayvil 6y agoMuch online argument seems to focus on which authority you choose.
- skuthus 6y agoThe authority of an entire field of experts vs. the single representative of said experts is a good distinction. Good evidence can be reviewed and confirmed easily. Bad actors will try to obfuscate their information