Re:You cannot police misinformation in a fair, reproducible,...
by CamperBob2 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @02:26PM
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This whole concept of "misinformation" is the attempt of one side to silence the other, rather that debating the subject with definitive proof of their claims
The problem here is that it takes far more effort to refute bullshit than it does to spread it.
With all of the unknowns of many of these current subjects, I would think open debate presenting theories from various sources would help find common ground.
What happens in reality is that whoever asserts greater certainty has the upper hand, particularly in the absence of genuine authority. Science is (correctly) reluctant to make unconditional promises, while con artists have no such hangups.
The problem here is that it takes far more effort to refute bullshit than it does to spread it.
With all of the unknowns of many of these current subjects, I would think open debate presenting theories from various sources would help find common ground.
What happens in reality is that whoever asserts greater certainty has the upper hand, particularly in the absence of genuine authority. Science is (correctly) reluctant to make unconditional promises, while con artists have no such hangups.