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TBH, I think "Trust the science" is often used as a euphemism for "Trust authority", which isn't always good advice. Also, the science itself doesn't really wo
by finite_jest 5y ago
TBH, I think "Trust the science" is often used as a euphemism for "Trust authority", which isn't always good advice.
Also, the science itself doesn't really work as advertised. There is this book titled "Betrayers of Truth" [1] which I reluctantly recommend on that. The authors are sometimes a bit too harsh (e.g. about Millikan), but I think they have a point overall.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrayers_of_the_Truth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrayers_of_the_Truth