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Science tells us what is true, it does not tell us what to do about it. What to do is up to people - we need to get together and look at the situation and the t
by 6nf 6y ago
Science tells us what is true, it does not tell us what to do about it. What to do is up to people - we need to get together and look at the situation and the trade-offs and agree on a way forward. 'Trust the science' is a lame excuse for not engaging with the discussion.
- tux1968 6y agoScience is a process for inspecting and then describing phenomenon. It does not say what is true, it only does its best to accurately and meticulously describe reality. It does not, and can not, know if it has missed something, or if the things it has described will be changed by nature tomorrow and invalidate everything that went before. The results of the scientific process are always provisional and subject to revision. We need to be humble about what science can actually achieve. Yes, it's the absolute best humans can do given the limitations of our senses and no signed contract from the universe to always behave as it did yesterday. But we need to stop treating the "facts" it produces as divine revelation that we can beat the congregation into submission with.