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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by icelancer on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @01:38AM (#19428356)
> trust in scientific authority

The very nature of science means that there should be no such thing as "scientific authority."

(I say this as a person with published papers.)

Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by solipsism on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @03:48AM (#19428868)
Just goes to show you you can have "published papers" and be wrong. Nothing about science precludes the existence of authorities.