I agree with everything you said. Science, when practiced per the scientific method (which is inherently unbiased), is solid.
Problem is that it’s rarely practiced properly anymore..at the same time, the word “science” carries this assumption in the public’s mind that it is ALWAYS unbiased by nature…which it is so long as it’s practiced by the actual scientific method and numbers aren’t fucked with. But these people aren’t practicing science. They’re PR spin doctors in lab coats, which is NOT the same thing.
And it all gets convoluted so easily to the layman that he doesn’t know if he’s being lied to or not.
I agree with everything you said. Science, when practiced per the scientific method (which is inherently unbiased), is solid.
Problem is that it’s rarely practiced properly anymore..at the same time, the word “science” carries this assumption in the public’s mind that it is ALWAYS unbiased by nature…which it is so long as it’s practiced by the actual scientific method and numbers aren’t fucked with. But these people aren’t practicing science. They’re PR spin doctors in lab coats, which is NOT the same thing.
And it all gets convoluted so easily to the layman that he doesn’t know if he’s being lied to or not.
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