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Here's the thing. People who respect science will understand its imperfections and iterative processes, how evidence really works and how "truth" is hard to com

by junon 6y ago

Here's the thing. People who respect science will understand its imperfections and iterative processes, how evidence really works and how "truth" is hard to come by. The people that want these sorts of apologies are the ones that are looking for reasons to deny science. Those sorts of people simply never change, and will always look for reasons to disregard it. So no. This wouldn't solve anything. It'd just make things worse.

lordloki 6y ago
What this solves is getting people to understand that science is a process of discovery and not simply a set of facts set in stone. Too many people don't seem to understand that and that leads to some people who beleive in science(but who actually believe in the infallibility of scientific knowledge) become disillusioned when the science changes. They then will become more skeptical about future scientific proclamations. Treating science as a religion doesn't really help anyone. Admitting mistakes is beneficial for the advance of science and the continuing respect for science.