"Science" then sometimes becomes a truncheon for people in the mainstream/establishment to marginalize those on the fringe.
IMO many conclusions that have the stamp of "science" _are_ totally bogus, sullying the whole enterprise.
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So I have some sympathy for the anti-"science" crowd. But of course there's PLENTY of baby to protect when you try to empty the bathwater.
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One last thought before I go back to work:
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I think a lot of people who defend science are playing No True Scotsman: whatever yields bad/biased/political results isn't _real_ science.
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So I think one can see the point the social constructionists are making when one rejects the No True Science defense.
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