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> a fair amount of confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interests This is an oxymoron. A scientist who is purportedly acting in the public's be
by torstenvl 3y ago
> a fair amount of confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interests
This is an oxymoron. A scientist who is purportedly acting in the public's best interests is not a scientist—cannot be a scientist. A scientist must follow the evidence wherever it leads, even if that means contradicting their own policy preferences.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoI don't think there is a contradiction here like you suggest. Scientists can work towards an explicit goal, e.g. try to find a clean source of energy, which is explicitly in the public's interest, and still follow the evidence wherever it may lead.