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No one said it was taboo. You made a dumb comment, someone politely explained real science to you.
by biorach 5y ago
No one said it was taboo.
You made a dumb comment, someone politely explained real science to you.
- ImaCake 5y agoThanks for this :) Probably the best thing about the culture of science is that ignorance is often answered with polite explanation. Many scientists I know expect their own ignorant comments to be answered the same way. It is much harder to argue against a polite and well argued scientific response!
- suifbwish 5y agoI merely said I would not be surprised, implying that I am not completely certain everything is as it is always commonly believed. If you feel the comment was dumb that’s your opinion and perhaps others share it but it’s hardly more than an opinion. I am quite aware of what real science is and what hurdles it has gone through for the past several hundred years to rid itself of political inhibition.
- nerdponx 5y agoThe point is that in this case the common belief happens to agree with science. Saying something controversial or inflammatory and then accusing other people of getting riled up is pretty much trolling 101.