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[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

haha fUnNy mEme - gUeSs We cAn JuSt aBaNdOn SCiEnCe!

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This is why the last step of science is broad consensus, which has solved literally every single example of bad science in this entire thread. All this means is people should pay more attention to sources.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Even if you follow the rules strictly, confirmation bias can kick in... which is basically "always" because you have to start somewhere and will think a certain way.

Based on that argument, why bother? /s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Does anyone remember all the bogus studies that showed smoking was healthy?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

What methodology finally disproved that?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago

Let's also not forget that Scientists are also humans. Humans with their own beliefs and biases which do get transferred into studies. Peer review can help reduce that but since peers are also humans with their own biases, but also common biases shared amongst humans it's not bulletproof either.

There will always be some level of bias which clouds judgement, or makes you see/think things that aren't objectively true, sometimes it comes with good intention, others not so much. It's always there though, and probably always will be. The key to good science is making it as minimal as possible.

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