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"“trust the science” or “trust the experts” is usually right." This statement and general belief is antithetical to science. Dr. Brett Weinstein and Heather He
by thewanderer1983 3y ago
"“trust the science” or “trust the experts” is usually right."
This statement and general belief is antithetical to science. Dr. Brett Weinstein and Heather Heying talk about this misconception of science on their Darkhorse podcast all the time. Dr Brian Keating nicely summarises this issue in this short video https://youtu.be/gAqq72m-ipo https://youtu.be/gAqq72m-ipo
You should "trust the scientific method" when done correctly.
- antisthenes 3y ago> This statement and general belief is antithetical to science. No, it's not. 99% of the population doesn't have the cognitive ability to independently verify whether a scientific publishing has had rigorous checks on its scientific method and methodologies and samples were selected appropriately. In this scenario, you should trust the science and/or experts, unless other experts have verified that the findings are garbage and/or something was fabricated. What's really antithetical to science is when people present sources as having equal weights. Joe Rogan vs Meta-analysis of 30 studies does not have the same weight.
- thewanderer1983 3y agoYou missed the point about science being solved and the view around consensus. I'm guessing you didn't watch the short video.