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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 35 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I mean... Science does sometimes lie. Plenty of research papers out there with fudged results or questionable methodology. Also the fact that scientists don't always agree with each other on things.

You should always question authority. Just don't question the truth once it's actually been proven.

[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Science does sometimes lie.

Hm, imo, science doesn't lie — scientists lie. It need not even be a lie — it could simply be a misinterpretation of data. As long as proper science was done, and documented, reproduction of the experiment will get to the bottom of its accuracy.

[-] match@pawb.social 9 points 5 months ago

Question the proven truth all the time,cas long as you're not fighting against observations and evidence

[-] ursakhiin@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

as long as you're not fighting against observations and evidence without additional observations and evidence.

Observations and evidence could be non-maliciously incorrect. New observations could be made that invalidate the old after another change in our perception occurs.

Observations and evidence just show to the best of our abilities at the moment.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

I completely agree, heck there's also times when all the science is done perfectly but the result is incorrect because the people interpreting the data got Cause and Effect backwards... Or worse, when the data checks out, but violates the current paradigm so much that the academia of the time rejects it out of principle alone and refuses to acknowledge you. (This literally happened when we discovered germs, and the first person to pitch the idea of the Big Bang was mocked over how "religious" the idea sounded, so yes, there's precedent for this shit.)