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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by YukonMoose on Monday March 18, 2019 @06:52PM (#19426165)
Stop giving creedance to people that can say with a straight face “the science is settled”. That would be a start. It’s the oxymoron of our times.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by aidenn0 on Monday March 18, 2019 @08:34PM (#19426891)
The earth is not flat. The science is settled.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by YukonMoose on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @07:35AM (#19429841)
The theory seems well supported. Unless the ‘evil demon’ of epistemology is having his way with us...

I’m not sure that’s settled.

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