https://www.reddit.com/r/scihub/comments/177rsze/a_mural_in_the_science_faculty_of_my_countrys/

https://radiolab.org/podcast/library-alexandra

  • Dr Cog@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    I'm not saying trust any random person who calls themself a scientist. Myself included.

    I'm saying people should trust reputable scientists at the top of their field. Ideally, journalists should do the leg work to identify these people and give them a voice, and describe why they should be trusted.

    That doesn't happen with nearly all right-leaning journalistic publications, unfortunately, resulting in a huge population not knowing who to trust or just mistrusting scientists in general.

    Edit: I realize I didn't answer your point on freedom of access. I do firmly believe all science should be accessible, because no single study should ever be taken as fact. Science works through repetition, and if you have a study that disagrees with nearly everything else then it's either a brand new way of looking at things (and will be supported in the future) or is junk (and will be ignored). But just because something is junk doesn't mean we should prevent people from accessing it.

    • UlyssesT
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      19 days ago

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      • Dr Cog@mander.xyz
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        1 year ago

        You're very good at putting words into people's mouths (I didn't even mention antivax theories), and that point is where I end the conversation. Good day

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          • Dr Cog@mander.xyz
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            1 year ago

            Ah, yes. Good catch, I did mention that there is no scientific evidence to support any widespread negative effects of the vaccines, and there continues to not be. You're more than able to put yourself in the running for the Nobel prize for saving millions of lives by finding and publishing this evidence, though, since it seems that you're so confident in it.

            I did not state that "no one credible would believe them", and your links about slavery are irrelevant because the discussion was about vaccines, not racism.

            And I didn't lie. Literally none of my colleagues thinks there is any merit to antivax scaremongering.