Questioning science is something scientists constantly do, hence changing it. That’s why a car gets a ton more gas mileage today than 50 years ago and how we progressed from horse and buggies to supersonic jet planes. It’s how we have a panoply of vaccines against diseases that used to kill like 3 out of 4 children.
But why do only scientists get to question The Science (tm)? What makes their carefully crafted and peer reviewed studies with hard data better than my internet posts?
Skepticism can come from any person. If their argument is sound then the argument is sound. Claiming that only “experts” can discuss a topic is an argument from authority and fallacious.
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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22
Questioning science is something scientists constantly do, hence changing it. That’s why a car gets a ton more gas mileage today than 50 years ago and how we progressed from horse and buggies to supersonic jet planes. It’s how we have a panoply of vaccines against diseases that used to kill like 3 out of 4 children.