• s20@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    That is an impossible standard for folks to live by. I can’t do that, and neither can you.

    When I say I “trust in science” I’m talking about the process and the method. Which means I trust the results when people follow that process. i also trust that the answers may change if there’s new information, because that’s part of the process.

    I don’t have the equipment to perform all those experiments. Even if I did, I wouldn’t trust the results because I don’t have the education to set up, run, and interpret an experiment more complicated than improving my chili recipe.

    So, in much the same way that I trust a mechanic to fix my transmission and a.plumber to fix my pipes, I trust a scientist to follow the scientific method.

    That’s what “trusting science” means.

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      1 year ago

      I trust a scientist to follow the scientific method.

      The scientific method isn’t an epistemological framework, it’s a framework for practicing science.

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        And what part of what I said made you think I don’t know that?

        I’m aspedantic as anyone, but at this point you’re being antagonistic. Either you legitimately don’t know you’re doing it, or you’re intentionally trying to make people feel stupid. But you definitely know what people mean when they say they “trust” science.

        Please stop. You’re making pedants like me look bad.