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> Skepticism is part of the scientific method; but just saying “hmm it doesn’t feel right to me” isn’t really useful. Have you ever been a scientist? Scientist
by civilized 5y ago
> Skepticism is part of the scientific method; but just saying “hmm it doesn’t feel right to me” isn’t really useful.
Have you ever been a scientist? Scientists react this way to published research all the time, especially in fields like psychology where epistemic and empirical methods are weak.
- pm90 5y agoThe OP did not claim to be a social scientist so I assume they are a layperson and not a trained scientist.