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What worries me the most is when people use the phrase "a majority of experts agree that..." and imply that is the absolute truth. It's not. A majority of expe
by adrianb 6y ago
What worries me the most is when people use the phrase "a majority of experts agree that..." and imply that is the absolute truth. It's not.
A majority of experts, in their day, agreed that the sun is rotating around the earth. A majority of experts agreed that time and space are absolute. And since it's trendy these days to declare absolute medical truths, a majority of experts agreed that disease is caused by imbalances of bodily fluids and that bloodletting is the cure to any disease.
- quenix 6y agoYou cannot deny that scientific consensus holds certain weight, though.
- CivBase 6y agoYes, but "trusting the scientists" is not the same as "trusting the science". Humans are self-serving creatures. Processes are not.
- notsureaboutpg 6y agoAny consensus among any group of humans holds some amount of weight. That's just a feature of humanity.