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It's true that people's give too (Edit because I think people's don't understand,i should say faith because it's true that say credit is a wrong way of saying it sorry about that) much faith to science. Indeed science, especially when it come to consensus is to be believe, a scientific experiments can be replicate and if multiple result give the same result and/or give us the same conclusion, then that mean FOR NOW it's a consensus. But never forget that we might one day have evidence that the experiment where wrong, that the conclusion what impregnates with ideology or that some important point where excluded.

After all scientists are also humans, even with the best analytics etc, our reflection, our ideology or our cognitive biases can make wrong conclusion or make people's unconsciously excludes some contradictions.

In the end I think we should always be open to new theory, try to look and see people's that don't have the same ideology, political beliefs, opinions etc. It's by trying to see the mountain in its globally that we shall be closer to the true.

In the ends those who use their "recent independent study" For evidence that what they think is the true are those who are the more blind. An independent or multiple independent study are not a consensus. They are indicator of what might be possible or true. Only a true consensus with years of research and experiment can give us a somewhat objective and definitive answer.

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[–] Parabola@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This “post” is the 2023 equivalent of standing on a corner with a megaphone and a sign with some unreadable bird scratch minus the word “Jesus” or “repent”.

I’m not trying to gaslight, you actually need mental help. This is a place to post memes and you went on an unstable rant.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think a huge problem is that the average person doesn’t have the capacity to read and understand the actual published research paper. If you don’t work in that particular field its like reading another language. They also dont know how to interpret the data, or look at sample sizes and associated statistics. Whether or not its peer reviewed or if the experiments have been repeated is a whole other aspect most people wont consider. Couple that with the fact that most articles written about scientific breakthroughs are written by the same people with a lack of understanding and you end up with this weird whisper down the alley lost in translation effect.

It’s difficult to do more than that too. I see these headlines and articles, I know about this problem, and I can understand many research papers. However, the time and effort it takes to parse those things out is usually too much for me. There’s just too much and not enough time, so at some point I have to trust it. Otherwise I need a really good reason to look into it further and invest that extra energy, which really would prefer be spent on my personal life instead

[–] Maddie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It smells like anti-vaxxer in this post

[–] Banana@feddit.it -1 points 1 year ago

I don't think anti-vaxxe is a good thing since we've learn a lots about biology. In fact I love that! It's fascinating. I mean it's incredible even to imagine who evolution have made our immune system so much amazing!

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's true that people's give too much credit to science

You should be ashamed enough to go back to literal first grade and start the learning process over because you failed completely.

[–] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The first words:

It’s true that…

Literally your shitty uninformed opinion that appeared to you while you were drunk. I don’t need to read this, it’s always the same conspiratard BS about covid, jews, nazis or stuff like that.

[–] Banana@feddit.it -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes I know there is a lots of people's who don't like to see something because of the title. A lots of conspiracy involve people's that refuse to see other people's tough because or scientific consensus because the simple task of reading something that might change their opinions make them feel too uncomfortable.

Sorry about that but have a good day!

[–] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And /r/iamverysmart too!

You convinced me, I read your text. It sucks and it’s the same bullshit used to sell magic oil to people who have cancer. I hope you're proud.

[–] Banana@feddit.it -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But magic oil don't have scientific consensus... I understand what you mean but now. What I mean is that there is a lots of people's that use research that only go in their sense. Like " Look there is that one research that say what is sell you is true! So if science say it's true! Then that mean you should use my oil! " People's who believe in oil don't believe in scientific consensus. ( Edit 2 : but believe in science when it's confirm their own beliefs)

And also when I said " For now" It's because one day we might discover that I dunno, the big bang have not existed. And something else happen. Maybe we are just inside a big black hole. We should always believe in the scientific consensus. But always be ( Edit 3 "open" Your fucking corection :c) to a new consensus. -_-

Edit : And no I don't believe I am smart. I may be good to question myself and ask questions to myself but I am in fact very dumb. I think a lot but that don't mean I think right. XD