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The scientific community often comes to an incorrect consensus, and this consensus becomes dogma that must not be questioned because the consequences would be t
by dmatech 6y ago
The scientific community often comes to an incorrect consensus, and this consensus becomes dogma that must not be questioned because the consequences would be too damaging to reputation/credibility/whatever.
Here's another example from a while back:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911225 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911225 - "How an Alzheimer’s ‘cabal’ thwarted progress toward a cure"
When you've got enough incentive, it's hard to resist the urge to use your power to simply decide what is and is not allowed to be true.
- vikramkr 6y agoThe consensus on mice models is that they suck and we need something better, and until we do, everything needs to he tested in humans before widespread approval is given so we arent ever relying on mice data alone to make regulatory decisions. Seems like a reasonable consensus to reach
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- boomboomsubban 6y ago>The scientific community often comes to an incorrect consensus, and this consensus becomes dogma that must not be questioned because the consequences would be too damaging to reputation/credibility/whatever While this does happen, science at least allows the possibility of enough evidence to force people into accepting the new model. Without science, many more things are considered untouchable dogma and there is no method to challenge that. Scientists are still human and make dumb ego driven mistakes, science still provides the best theory out there.