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Re:Over 100 Scientists and Doctors Call for Increased Vitami... by irq11 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @10:11PM (#25681083)
It is not. Science is “built on” evidence.

I am a professional scientist. Nobody has ever given me a pass on publication simply because they want to believe me.

That said, science is a human institution, and all humans have cognitive biases that can be exploited - particularly in large groups.

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Re:Over 100 Scientists and Doctors Call for Increased Vitami... by esyir on Friday January 08, 2021 @02:17AM (#25682395)
That's a terribly optimistic view of science, speaking as someone who was also in the same boat. They might not just accept anything, but it'll be much easier if they want to believe you. This goes quintuple for social science.
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Re:Over 100 Scientists and Doctors Call for Increased Vitami... by irq11 on Friday January 08, 2021 @11:20AM (#25686206)
Yes, we agree on that. Which is, again, why we don’t do “science“ by length of signature list.
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