Indeed. I've learned over the years that it's a common tactic of science deniers to invoke legalistic arguments and reasoning to attack science. Science isn't the law, and scientists are not lawyers. Science isn't decided using the same methods as court cases.https://twitter.com/nath4nglx/status/1196633452033888257 …
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Moreover, the principle of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus is only intended to be used to evaluate the testimony of a single witness; i.e., if the witness lies or is mistaken about one thing, it's reasonable to question all of his testimony.
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It's especially ironic since science deniers are usually false in as almost everything they say about the science they deny.
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