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First rule of fight club is know what you don't know. Don't hang your hat on statements about the state if the system that produces science in order to imply knowledge you do not have about its contents. Go learn, think. The men in white coats don't own the nature of the universe
The subtext is often something like "I'm smart enough to leave the science to the professionals" — this is *not* pro-science, it's pro-institution. At the population level, I suspect it hinders progress as or more effectively than many flavors of religious fervor
In a pro-science society, we'd all be able to participate in the human project — a landscaper notes a yet-undescribed interaction between warring ant colonies, a housekeeper notices a new trend in urban mold. We'd not pride ourselves on accepting our own cognitive impoverishment.
Consider for a moment that a housekeeper may have 20+ years of experience, 40-80 hours/week, learning the regional ins-and-outs of locating mold, removing it via a variety of physical + chemical agents, anticipating regrowth, etc. How many mold researchers consult w housekeepers?
For your consideration: Lyme disease. Here's the Wikipedia-level explanation of the history of the discovery of Lyme in Old Lyme, CT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease …pic.twitter.com/4nwCub1jJi
...and here's the beginning of the story, wiped entirely or reduced to a one-liner or footnote in most popular summaries: https://www.ozy.com/flashback/solving-the-mystery-of-lyme-disease/82008 …pic.twitter.com/6JEVs8m04d
What would be an example of something that you suspect would progress faster if this weren’t the case?
Doubt. Blind trust in institutions may oppose progress, but I expect the impact to be substantially lower than for religious fervor. For all their flaws, our scientific institutions reliably generate progress.
I've been calling Institutions a Modern Religion for a while now. 3 prongs: Academia, Media, and State. Scientists would fall under Academia. A snug fit. You're right that we shouldn't place faith over reason. Scientists can be tribal too! Here's a video.https://youtu.be/jT96zImPc8c
most ppl haven't studied enuf math to be science literate nor interacted meaningfully w/Nature... "They can’t tell science from scientism — in fact in their image-oriented minds scientism looks more scientific than real science."https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e2d0577 …
Agreed. The effects of such widespread complacency and blind faith in institutions, are uncertain and dangerous. "We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." - Carl Sagan
Well said
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