The replication crisis is less about misuse of specific statistical techniques and more about a misplaced belief in the possibility of systematized production of knowledge
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This is a difficult subject to broach because it brings up (at least) 2 divisive interpretations: (1) that there is a distinct caste of actual knowledge producers superior to the mere workers in the paper mill...
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Or (2) even worse, there is no special caste, and there is nothing to be done about advancing science other than throwing shit at the wall
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It’s easy to say these things as a way to dunk on out-of-touch academics, but I am grappling with these questions due to a deep love of science and a deep terror of returning to it without a system of justification telling me it will be worth it
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If (1) is the case, it’s unlikely I’m one of the Chosen Few, and if (2) is the case, then there is no hope of satisfying the part of myself that needs a certain plan
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This is what motivates my meta-rationality stuff: the hope that stepping back and asking hard questions about how science actually works (and doesn’t) we can find ways to get it back on track. I think that’s realistically possible
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I found this somehow or other a month or two ago, and had bookmarked it because it looks very interesting, but haven’t yet had time for more than a glance through; I hope to get to it soon!
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