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I’m actually skeptical of the “cholesterol consensus”, as an example. It just seems people are throwing out all science nowadays, and using “skepticism” as an excuse
Is it not the case, then, that you can evaluate the means by which a consensus was reached on the shape of our planet and the means by which consensus was reached on various nutritional claims, and conclude — accepting fallibility, ofc — that one is stronger than the other?
I think we both agree that we should question consensus and appeals to authority. Sadly it seems that choosing what to question will always be guided by our beliefs and prejudices, lower down the stack so to speak. And so it leads to more division. We are still just apes.
And it seems this post is a jab at one specific consensus that is a very partisan issue. Question - if there is a small chance that rapid climate change will kill us all, do we act now out of caution, or wait for 100% certainty that it will definitely kill us all before we act?
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