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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by pengstrom on Saturday June 12, 2021 @09:24PM (#27488976)
It's a little more insidious than that. The great majority of people will never personally replicate a finding. They will depend entirely on the honesty of/faith in the entire chain between scientist and messanger. it just turns out it mostly works.
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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by hellotomyrars on Saturday June 12, 2021 @09:52PM (#27489105)
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good?

Also the subject matter is in many cases very different, and even if someone doesn't understand the science behind something they can observe and see a tangible result.

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