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Have you heard of the replication crisis[1]? There are many examples of claims that were once considered scientific, such as the idea that thinking of florida m
by amadeuspagel 4y ago
Have you heard of the replication crisis[1]? There are many examples of claims that were once considered scientific, such as the idea that thinking of florida makes people walk slower due to an association with retirees, that are now rejected.
I'm sure there's a kind of lindy effect here, where the longer a scientific result has been accepted, the less likely it is to be rejected, but the claim that science never walks back is simply false.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis