Stefan MolyneuxVerified account

Today I learned: The Earth was actually flat until the 17th century, and then became a sphere when scientific consensus changed.

Naive people think the scientific method is about forming a hypothesis, and then proving that hypothesis "correct" through experimental results. The scientific method is actually about trying to *disprove* your hypothesis...through all means necessary...and failing to

Consensus is how bad policy gets out of committee. Cannot be overstated how inimical to science it is.

Didn't scientific consensus help push the eugenics movement until the Holocaust exposed the brutality of it's logical "final solution"?

well said!

The fact that research is so expensive and scientists have to rely on govt subsidies means that if your investors aren't happy, no one benefits

And falsifiability!

There's no Platonic form out there called Science, it is nothing more than the activities and beliefs of collective scientists. Paychecks, ego, reputation etc drive "science' as much as anything does.

Interesting how conformity can (and is) coerced by the pro AGW crowd via their control over who gets to speak at conferences, allowed to publish, & who gets funding. Aside from all that, yeah, climate science, is a totally level playing field for the marketplace of ideas.

Agreed! Consensus is defined as a majority of opinion. It has nothing to do with scientific method. If consensus is scientific proof, then, I can scientifically prove the existence of God simply by asking everyone attending church on Sunday.

Consensus is how religion works.