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No loss. Whinging about politics and non-mainstream opinions. Is there genuine curiosity (even dare I say wrongthink) left in the RS or is it just another poli
by Oarch 2y ago
No loss. Whinging about politics and non-mainstream opinions.
Is there genuine curiosity (even dare I say wrongthink) left in the RS or is it just another polite social club for people to gather and feel smug about the consensuses they've formed.
- gambiting 2y ago>>non-mainstream opinions It's a society of scientists - why would it admit or tolerate liars? Spreading obviously and easily provable misinformation online isn't "non-mainstream opinion" - it's just lying. Why would that be tolerated?
- dead_gunslinger 2y ago[dead]
- gambiting 2y agoAre they? They are objecting Musk posting provably wrong statements on social media, arguing that as a fellow of the RS he shouldn't do that - the statements are on a variety of topics, not just Fauci.
- dennis_jeeves2 2y agoIt's generally the latter.
- mdp2021 2y ago"How do you know" teaches us something; "how do you perceive it" does not.
- tristramb 2y agoThe Royal Society is important because it is where the UK government go when they need good advice on scientific issues. Many people in the US might think that their government doesn't need good advice on scientific issues but, as they will find out, they are wrong.
- tgma 2y agoIf so, why would one automatically assume Musk has the bad advice and the rest of them have good advice? It's awfully ironic as science is literally the process of demonstrating the widely-accepted wisdom (preeminent theory) wrong. Do you want to take a risk of going down the history as the society who estranged Galileo? Even the haters secretly know that the likelihood of Musk being remembered in history books is higher than a random FRS. In fact, that's likely why they are jealous and eager to write such letters.
- n4r9 2y ago> why would one automatically assume Musk has the bad advice I don't think any of this is automatic. It's a considered response to the bias that Musk has recently demonstrated when discussing scientific topics.