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A good rule of thumb for forming beliefs (and commenting on fora about studies) is if you don’t have more than a passing awareness of an entire academic field,
by npunt 3y ago
A good rule of thumb for forming beliefs (and commenting on fora about studies) is if you don’t have more than a passing awareness of an entire academic field, and your observation relies on no unique knowledge, talent, or perspective that you bring to the table, then you can safely assume other people see it too and that there is more to it than what took you a few seconds to evaluate. Just something to consider?
- AlbertCory 3y agoThat's true and his observation IS silly. In general, though, common sense is widespread, and a belief that conventional science is wrong isn't necessarily crackpot. Scientists do manage to deceive themselves fairly regularly. But yeah, you have a higher burden of proof.
- fred_is_fred 3y agoUnfortunately we live in a world where "doing your own research" by someone who has no business doing any research is celebrated.