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This is why there is a big difference between skepticism and conspiracy. A skeptic digs deeper to gather more data and facts, a conspiracy loosely joins a few d
by prox 5y ago
This is why there is a big difference between skepticism and conspiracy. A skeptic digs deeper to gather more data and facts, a conspiracy loosely joins a few data points and makes a poor conjecture.
Conspiracy is political ammunition, skepticism is healthy debate and gladly welcomes more data.
- andrewclunn 5y ago"Skepticsm" is when over educated pseudo-intellectuals want THEIR theories to have the ring of "science," while dismissing others as conspiracy theorists.
- TheAdamAndChe 5y agoAll of science is driven by hypothesis, but those hypotheses don't just appear out of nowhere. Suspicion, bias, and bad data can all drive focus on a particular field. In that way, such conjecture is a powerful scientific tool that in my opinion is too often dismissed.