Science is not done by consensus, as the Left thinks it is. Science is done by investigation and studying what is occurring during, before, and coming in our lifetimes.
Yes, scientific breakthroughs are really just breaking through the erroneous consensus. Historical examples of widely agreed upon ideas that were gainsaid by real science are the earth-centric model, medical leeching, the impossibility of aviation, luminiferous aether etc, etc
My favourite is Continental Drift. Alfred Wegener thought that the continental sheets moved but the scientific establishment did not. After some decades, Wegener died before his ideas were finally accepted.
I think it was max Planck who said that science advanced by one dead scientist at a time meaning you need to wait for "the consensus" to die before your new idea can be adopted.
Accepted science could be boiled down to consensus, but the fact of the matter is that it's a very incestuous community that doesn't accept criticism or alternative/conflicting findings and don't even spend the time to reproduce the results enough times to prove the methodology and conclusions as sound.
Science requires active investigation and challenging your own beliefs of the world as well as others'. If you believe you're always right, you haven't truly learned or understood the scientific method.
I would say these people haven't truly learned nor understand the scientific method, because they simply can't handle criticism, and they refuse to take an academic look at themselves and criticize themselves properly.
Science is not done by consensus, as the Left thinks it is. Science is done by investigation and studying what is occurring during, before, and coming in our lifetimes.
Yes, scientific breakthroughs are really just breaking through the erroneous consensus. Historical examples of widely agreed upon ideas that were gainsaid by real science are the earth-centric model, medical leeching, the impossibility of aviation, luminiferous aether etc, etc
My favourite is Continental Drift. Alfred Wegener thought that the continental sheets moved but the scientific establishment did not. After some decades, Wegener died before his ideas were finally accepted.
I think it was max Planck who said that science advanced by one dead scientist at a time meaning you need to wait for "the consensus" to die before your new idea can be adopted.
One dead lab assistant, much as aviation advances over the bodies of dead aircrew and passengers.
Thanks!
Accepted science could be boiled down to consensus, but the fact of the matter is that it's a very incestuous community that doesn't accept criticism or alternative/conflicting findings and don't even spend the time to reproduce the results enough times to prove the methodology and conclusions as sound.
Science requires active investigation and challenging your own beliefs of the world as well as others'. If you believe you're always right, you haven't truly learned or understood the scientific method.
I would say these people haven't truly learned nor understand the scientific method, because they simply can't handle criticism, and they refuse to take an academic look at themselves and criticize themselves properly.
This certainly sounds like what I wanted to say, thanks.