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I agree that there isn't enough competence, or that "the competent are few" (though competence isn't a yes or no thing, you can be competent in some respects an
by James_Henry 6y ago
I agree that there isn't enough competence, or that "the competent are few" (though competence isn't a yes or no thing, you can be competent in some respects and not in others).
However, I think that competence really only has a chance if the incompetent are humble. There will be conflicts and these conflicts should be embraced and someone who is incompetent and not humble will fight the existence of conflict rather than the actual scientific issue that needs to be solved or understood.
- bjornsing 6y agoWhat I’m worried about are the incompetent but seemingly humble... They will go around and call the competent “arrogant”, they will seem to be right (to a lot of people), because the competent have such high scientific ideals, and a lot of people will feel like they can’t live up to them. So they will win. The End. Real science is a hell of a lot harder than p-hacking and HARKing your way to a great career. At least some of the incompetent know this. They will not play nice.