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I think that's a very naive way of looking at it. You can't say "if everybody would just educate themselves on this topic", because the vast, vast majority of p
by LordDragonfang 6y ago
I think that's a very naive way of looking at it. You can't say "if everybody would just educate themselves on this topic", because the vast, vast majority of people do not.
Singular papers can do real harm, as we can see from a whole movement of "vaccines cause autism" stemming from one fallacious paper.
And even without going to those extremes, it's clear that confirmation bias will cause people to find even a single paper confirming their scientifically bankrupt ideas as a way to bolster and legitimize their campaigns to spread harmful misinformation.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago> You can't say "if everybody would just educate themselves on this topic", because the vast, vast majority of people do not. > Singular papers can do real harm, as we can see from a whole movement of "vaccines cause autism" stemming from one fallacious paper. The vast, vast majority of people don't read the papers you like either. That includes the "vaccines cause autism" movement; 0% of members have read any related paper. You mention some real problems, but they aren't addressed by the peer review system.