Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go?
by bnralt on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:57AM
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Science bros often misuse "anti-science" to try to shutdown opinions they disagree with. Hence people worried about the unlikely event of being killed by a nuclear power plant are anti-science, but people worried about the even more unlikely event of being killed by a super intelligent AI aren't. Misusing the word "science" (particularly by people who don't seem to have a good grasp on it) and turning it into a rhetorical cudgel is harmful, and pushes the idea that science is ideological.
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Re:I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go?
by jjoonathan on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:11AM
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Do you have an alternative for addressing the gish gallop issue?
We agree that science bros have problems, but unless you have an alternative I see them as a net positive, and not by a small margin.
Consensus formation is always messy, but that's not solved by losing.