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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by sideshowb on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:31AM (#19421891)
None of your points 1,2,3 highlight a loss of authority so much as its transfer between different institutions: religion, state, teacher, parent.

Ok, maybe transferring authority to individuals as in (1) could be counted as a loss, but in a topic so personal that it would be ridiculous for somebody to claim authority over others in it anyway.

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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by jimbokun on Monday March 18, 2019 @08:16PM (#19426740)
"religion, state, teacher, parent"

Nope, all of these are in simultaneous rapid decline in esteem and status.

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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by sideshowb on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @05:38AM (#19429319)
Maybe but example 2 above was a case of state increasing in authority, and 3 might be for an I know but the post doesn't make it clear.
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