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What if reddit was run by people who were the skeptics? Then the science community would be banned. In silence it's all about who decides who is silent. In thi

by Tarang 13y ago

What if reddit was run by people who were the skeptics? Then the science community would be banned. In silence it's all about who decides who is silent. In this case its reddit but what if it isn't?

warfangle 13y ago
Reddit isn't run by the /r/science mods. If you want to create a subreddit dedicated to emotional vitriol on subjects which already have scientific consensus, there's an easy way to do that: http://www.reddit.com/subreddits/create http://www.reddit.com/subreddits/create Might I suggest the subreddit name, 'butthurt'?
reginaldjcooper 13y ago
It's a science discussion subreddit. I think "your statements must be within a standard deviation of reality as measured" is not an unreasonable requirement for posting to a scientific discussion. It actually is quite nice to have, say, young earth creationists denied a chance to show their views when you are trying to have a discussion about reality.
DanBC 13y ago
Reddit has not banned anti-science denialists. A scientist run sub-reddit about science has banned anti-science denialists, after attempting to talk to them. People interested in hearing the various view points of climate change scientists and campaigners and denialists could set up a sub-reddit.
Double_Cast 13y ago
Uh... maybe you misunderstand how reddit works. Here's how it works. Any redditor create their own subreddit. Subs are self-moderated. If a redditor doesn't like the current science sub, then they can make their own. There's plenty of paranormal and conspiracy theory subs that coexist with /r/science. The admins don't ban anything, so it's not like the entire science subreddit could just disappear. If admins actually moderated subs, then I doubt reddit would have things like /r/braveryjerk. If you wanted to seriously debate climate change with deniers, there's a sub called /r/cmv for "change my view".
forgottenpass 13y ago
What if reddit was run by people who were the skeptics? Then the science community would be banned. No, they wouldn't. A skeptic can be reasoned with, a hardliner in skeptic's clothes isn't. Or, more specifically, a "climate skeptic" is not skeptical about climate research.

by Tarang 13y ago

What if reddit was run by people who were the skeptics? Then the science community would be banned. In silence it's all about who decides who is silent. In this case its reddit but what if it isn't?

warfangle 13y ago

Reddit isn't run by the /r/science mods. If you want to create a subreddit dedicated to emotional vitriol on subjects which already have scientific consensus, there's an easy way to do that: http://www.reddit.com/subreddits/create http://www.reddit.com/subreddits/create Might I suggest the subreddit name, 'butthurt'?

reginaldjcooper 13y ago

It's a science discussion subreddit. I think "your statements must be within a standard deviation of reality as measured" is not an unreasonable requirement for posting to a scientific discussion. It actually is quite nice to have, say, young earth creationists denied a chance to show their views when you are trying to have a discussion about reality.

DanBC 13y ago

Reddit has not banned anti-science denialists. A scientist run sub-reddit about science has banned anti-science denialists, after attempting to talk to them. People interested in hearing the various view points of climate change scientists and campaigners and denialists could set up a sub-reddit.

Double_Cast 13y ago

Uh... maybe you misunderstand how reddit works. Here's how it works. Any redditor create their own subreddit. Subs are self-moderated. If a redditor doesn't like the current science sub, then they can make their own. There's plenty of paranormal and conspiracy theory subs that coexist with /r/science. The admins don't ban anything, so it's not like the entire science subreddit could just disappear. If admins actually moderated subs, then I doubt reddit would have things like /r/braveryjerk. If you wanted to seriously debate climate change with deniers, there's a sub called /r/cmv for "change my view".

forgottenpass 13y ago

What if reddit was run by people who were the skeptics? Then the science community would be banned. No, they wouldn't. A skeptic can be reasoned with, a hardliner in skeptic's clothes isn't. Or, more specifically, a "climate skeptic" is not skeptical about climate research.