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Exposing scientific debate to the public is a good thing in my opinion. My sense is the pandemic has only exposed and highlighted existing problems in science a
by derbOac 5y ago
Exposing scientific debate to the public is a good thing in my opinion. My sense is the pandemic has only exposed and highlighted existing problems in science and how it is used.
- cblconfederate 5y agoit did not just expose it, it engaged in it. I think the whole experience has proved that it 's a bad thing, nothing of value came from the hordes of idiots who peddle this and that drug/lockdown/masks/vaccinations because their tribe leader told them so. My bet is that, going forward, scientists are going to be very wary of debating crises in public. Science is not done by committee, and definitely not by popular vote
- derbOac 5y agoMy personal experience is that science is in fact done by committee in practice, although I agree completely that it shouldn't be. The popularization of science I see as a problem but I guess I see it happening anyway because of dynamics in the scientific community itself. My sense increasingly is that shining a light on things, opening it up to as much transparent scrutiny as possible at this point might be the only way to get out of the problems eventually.