We don't know how to fix science (2021)

Re:We don't know how to fix science (2021) by openfuture on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @07:00PM (#32258191)

So you trust that a conspiracy is less likely than people just replicating and getting the same results (within tolerance).

If you are unsure you can convince yourself by replicating and then others can trust easier because you're probably not part of a conspiracy.

But it's all based on trust in the end. Again, no _one_ replicates everything.

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Re:We don't know how to fix science (2021) by naasking on Thursday July 28, 2022 @07:45AM (#32263047)

I don't trust that a conspiracy is less likely, I infer that due to logical arguments of parsimony (see Solomonoff induction), and then I verify that such a conspiracy didn't take place to the best of my ability.

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