Science is political, and that's a bad thing

Re:Science is political, and that's a bad thing by SpicyLemonZest on Saturday September 03, 2022 @01:45AM (#32699099)

You should, and I don’t think the author would disagree. But it’s important to maintain a distinction between science your potentially science-informed political advocacy. If you don’t, how can anyone who disagrees with you on the merits of action Y trust what you have to say?

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Re:Science is political, and that's a bad thing by adrianN on Sunday September 04, 2022 @12:56AM (#32709974)

They could for example look at the papers that I published that explain my reasoning and show my data.

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Re:Science is political, and that's a bad thing by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday September 04, 2022 @02:26AM (#32710394)

Can they trust that you've explained your reasoning honestly and showed all your data? In the political arena proper, it's very common to see politicians fail to mention inconvenient data or present unsound arguments which don't actually describe how they came to their conclusions.

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Re:Science is political, and that's a bad thing by adrianN on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:18AM (#32721769)

There is no complete trust in life, no matter what. I can't trust myself that the data I collected myself and the conclusions I drew myself are correct. That's why we have scientific discourse, where other scientists read your papers, think that it's hot garbage and do their own investigation.

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