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It's a detailed video essay that presents a cohesive argument, drawing on a wide variety of sources including Loeb's autobiography. Form your opinion however y
by maxbond 3y ago
It's a detailed video essay that presents a cohesive argument, drawing on a wide variety of sources including Loeb's autobiography.
Form your opinion however you please, but this is an excellent source. It's unfair to tarnish it as merely dogma, or to insult the other commenter as merely a mouthpiece for the scientific establishment for linking to a strong source.
Furthermore, there is such a thing as expertise. Information exists within a context, and it is necessary to understand that context to avoid misinterpreting it. Understanding that context is the nature of expertise. That doesn't mean you accept what they say uncritically, but seeing what experts have to say is in fact an important step when researching an unfamiliar topic.
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoThere is only such a thing as expertise if it is demonstrable. Having an opinion about a colleague is not information worth considering.
- maxbond 3y agoIt's not an opinion about a colleague, it's an opinion about their body of work. And again, it isn't a shallow hot take, its a well researched piece. It doesn't get much more "demonstrable" than a video essay full of specifics drawn from a wide variety of sources. Candidly, may I ask if you had seen the video at the time you made your comment implying we were all accepting it uncritically rather than forming our own opinion? Because I can't help but notice you haven't criticized anything specific about the video.