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Re:Coronavirus and Credibility by mempko on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:02PM (#22797205)
There have been thousands of predictions, but only a subset of them have consensus. The IPCC is that consensus across varying stakeholders. It's looking like the consensus has been too conservative with it's predictions and that's the scary part.
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Re:Coronavirus and Credibility by shakermakr on Monday April 06, 2020 @05:13PM (#22797941)
Science and proof is not based on consensus. It’s not a vote. A best bet. Until then we should of course act towards the most probable act and cause but remain healthy in our skepticism of the effect of global warming and our faith in computer modeling of inherently chaotic systems.
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Re:Coronavirus and Credibility by rriepe on Monday April 06, 2020 @06:03PM (#22798342)
I see this sentiment a lot. It seems really obvious to me that no, science is actually about consensus now. If you disagree, you're shunned and labeled "dangerous."

Maybe this is in conflict with what science should be. But it's also definitely what science is now.

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