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Of course, consensus is often right. A bit tautological. It is right to the group that developed consensus. Scientific consensus is a special case because you'
by Flankk 5y ago
Of course, consensus is often right.
A bit tautological. It is right to the group that developed consensus. Scientific consensus is a special case because you're talking about a consensus of experts. I don't see how the general public could have any power to uncover universal truths whatsoever. If that were the case, we wouldn't need science.
- ethanbond 5y agoConsensus: Fire is dangerous Mechanism by which it became consensus: Hurting/killing the contrarians Lots of consensus is so consensual that we don’t even hold it as a thing we agree on.