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Re:Academic success is either a crapshoot or a scam by fiatjaf on Sunday December 24, 2017 @07:24AM (#15999245)
It would be a very good outcome if society stopped believing anything that comes out of the mouth of a "scientist".

It's just sophistry all the way down.

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Re:Academic success is either a crapshoot or a scam by thisrod on Sunday December 24, 2017 @07:24PM (#16001998)
Scientists have always made a principle of not believing each other. The motto of the Royal Society is usually translated as "Take no one's word for it."
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Re:Academic success is either a crapshoot or a scam by yesenadam on Sunday December 24, 2017 @10:13AM (#15999840)
So whose mouths should we trust and why? (Apart from yours)
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Re:Academic success is either a crapshoot or a scam by fiatjaf on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:08PM (#16001555)
None.
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