What a wild conversation - it's fascinating that someone who wants (or wants others) to "do some actual science" could be so incurious and resistant to inquiry, especially to questions that would, by definition, be settled if they pertain to a hypothesis that has been "debunked over and over by actual virologists." But hey, I suppose I'…
What a wild conversation - it's fascinating that someone who wants (or wants others) to "do some actual science" could be so incurious and resistant to inquiry, especially to questions that would, by definition, be settled if they pertain to a hypothesis that has been "debunked over and over by actual virologists." But hey, I suppose I'm preaching to the choir.
It's ironic because this Science fetishism (follow the "Science"), deference to authority, and suppression and outright censorship of contravening evidence is outright unscientific. I mean, at least we debunked the "lab leek hypothesis", that Covid-19 is spread via excessive use of green onion garnish on spicy food. But don't get me started on the Kennedy assassination...
"it's fascinating that someone who wants (or wants others) to "do some actual science" could be so incurious and resistant to inquiry,"
Yep, "science" has just become a form of appeal to authority for some people. They "trust the science" until it conflicts with something they feel deep down inside. And then, suddenly, we should only trust the science that feels right to them.
Leaving room for doubt is the bedrock principle of all scientific research.
😁I did have a chuckle at "lab leek", but given the number of typos I make in comments I didn't feel like I had any right to point it out.
"Yep, "science" has just become a form of appeal to authority for some people. "
More than anywhere else, in economics, which is far, far short of a science. Consider that universities give tenure to economists whose beliefs are in systems with an unbroken record of failure.
Note that capitalism is following exactly the path that Marx forecast so long ago yet Marx is anathema and capitalism remains revered.
"Leaving room for doubt is the bedrock principle of all scientific research."
Keep an eye out for people who talk about "proof" or "proven" in science. And ignore them, because they know nothing about science. Science seeks evidence, corroboration, not proof.
What a wild conversation - it's fascinating that someone who wants (or wants others) to "do some actual science" could be so incurious and resistant to inquiry, especially to questions that would, by definition, be settled if they pertain to a hypothesis that has been "debunked over and over by actual virologists." But hey, I suppose I'm preaching to the choir.
It's ironic because this Science fetishism (follow the "Science"), deference to authority, and suppression and outright censorship of contravening evidence is outright unscientific. I mean, at least we debunked the "lab leek hypothesis", that Covid-19 is spread via excessive use of green onion garnish on spicy food. But don't get me started on the Kennedy assassination...
"it's fascinating that someone who wants (or wants others) to "do some actual science" could be so incurious and resistant to inquiry,"
Yep, "science" has just become a form of appeal to authority for some people. They "trust the science" until it conflicts with something they feel deep down inside. And then, suddenly, we should only trust the science that feels right to them.
Leaving room for doubt is the bedrock principle of all scientific research.
😁I did have a chuckle at "lab leek", but given the number of typos I make in comments I didn't feel like I had any right to point it out.
"Yep, "science" has just become a form of appeal to authority for some people. "
More than anywhere else, in economics, which is far, far short of a science. Consider that universities give tenure to economists whose beliefs are in systems with an unbroken record of failure.
Note that capitalism is following exactly the path that Marx forecast so long ago yet Marx is anathema and capitalism remains revered.
"Leaving room for doubt is the bedrock principle of all scientific research."
Keep an eye out for people who talk about "proof" or "proven" in science. And ignore them, because they know nothing about science. Science seeks evidence, corroboration, not proof.
Reminder: atoms are still a "theory."