When people stop believing in science, they'll believe in anything
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@paulg IMO the issue is more lack of trust in experts in fields too complex for lay understanding. -
@paulg None of us can have complete understanding of all the tech and medicine we use. We trust others. But if you lose trust, you're adrift -
@BenedictEvans@paulg “You must know the big ideas in the big disciplines and use them routinely." Charlie Mungerpic.twitter.com/oUp6fbSsQE
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@BenedictEvans@paulg "if you just have 1 or 2 that you're using you'll torture reality so that it fits your models" http://old.ycombinator.com/munger.html
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@paulg@BenedictEvans When people understand science as a mode of knowing (not belief) they refuse epistemologically infantilized scientismThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@BenedictEvans I think the big issue is people have a hard time discarding their biases.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@BenedictEvans When people start believing in science, they stop believing in just anything they hear.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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