> […] better than "trust the science"? Probably change that to a gradient: “Trust science more, when it’s been tested by multiple groups, it’s been fruitfully

> […] better than "trust the science"? Probably change that to a gradient: “Trust science more, when it’s been tested by multiple groups, it’s been fruitfully built on, etc.” I think it is fair not to overly trust any single paper. Also worth considering the different qualities of evidence in different papers. Mathematics has the highest form of evidence, being easier for readers to vet and reproduce themselves. Human behavior the lowest given how impossible it is to isolate all conditions in a human head, and the lack of any reliable overall models of a human mind.