Re:Google, YouTube to prohibit ads and monetization on clima...
by nemo44x on Thursday October 07, 2021 @06:52PM
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Sad this is being downvoted. When you assume anyone or any consensus is infallible you have kings and endless appeals to the authority. The reason we have made unbelievable scientific progress is because we follow sone rules:
1) no one is an authority on the truth.
2) no one is infallible.
3) we can change our minds when new evidence occurs
This doesn’t mean everyone’s opinion is equal or that truth doesn’t exist. Credibility is important. Method is important. Reproducibility is important. Consensus is important.
It’s more difficult today because of the ease of mass communication. But in the end we are better off taking the long, difficult, and often infuriating road to finding the truth. The alternative is an inquisition and worse.
The truth will always rise to the top, eventually, this way even if we are wrong along the way.
1) no one is an authority on the truth.
2) no one is infallible.
3) we can change our minds when new evidence occurs
This doesn’t mean everyone’s opinion is equal or that truth doesn’t exist. Credibility is important. Method is important. Reproducibility is important. Consensus is important.
It’s more difficult today because of the ease of mass communication. But in the end we are better off taking the long, difficult, and often infuriating road to finding the truth. The alternative is an inquisition and worse.
The truth will always rise to the top, eventually, this way even if we are wrong along the way.