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Let's skip witty repartee & position taking, & discuss enduring fundamental questions. (& my books: http://ageofem.com , http://elephantinthebrain.com )

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    1. Robin Hanson‏Verified account @robinhanson Oct 29

      "The more socially 'networked' a fact was (the more people and things involved in its production), the more effectively it could refute its less-plausible alternatives."https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/magazine/bruno-latour-post-truth-philosopher-science.html?fbclid=IwAR17guxGAqNasskKDDm6DEWefTJv4hdDPewly_OOMPLJX_H2Vkfg96_seF0 …

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      Robin Hanson‏Verified account @robinhanson Oct 29

      "Latour believes that if scientists were transparent about how science really functions - as a process in which people, politics, institutions, peer review & so forth all play their parts - they would be in a stronger position to convince people of their claims" Not obvious to me

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        2. Eric Falkenstein‏ @egfalken Oct 29
          Replying to @robinhanson

          Scientific epistemology works because of competition, not the noble principles of scientists. I hate when a scientist says "I love being proven wrong," because it's a horrible lie because it's partly true (they love having typos and minor points corrected), but mainly very false.

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        1. Lucio Martelli‏ @LucioMM1 Oct 29
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          it would be enough to greatly differentiate between the latest unconfirmed findings, and the aggregate consensus of decades of thousands of minds dedicated on a topic; unfortunately the former makes for better headlines so we are doomed.

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        1. Hannes Malmberg‏ @HannesMalmberg1 Oct 29
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          Agree that knowledge of process might not help. I do though think knowledge of networks of beliefs helps. Many outsiders think too much smoking gun and too little weight of evidence. Awareness of interconnected beliefs needed to get it right.

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        1. casijn  🌲‏ @casijndegraaff Oct 29
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          If taxpayers figured out "the people, politics, institutions, peer review & so forth" behind 'the creation of science' they would vote to slash funding by 90%.

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