BeadyEyedThieves t1_it79si2 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:25 PM

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The settled science changed, because we move at the speed of science.

Pertinax126 t1_it7aogu wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:32 PM

> settled science

Gah! I hate that term. It flies in the face of what science is. No science should be settled since science is about expanding and improving what we know. No theory, no hypothesis, no idea should be so sacrosanct that we should be re-testing or re-validating. No aspect of science should be settled.

BeadyEyedThieves t1_it7bc6y wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:37 PM

My comment was sarcastic LOL. And yes, only troglodytes use this phrase. They believe in scientism (start with a preconceived hypothesis, gather data that supports the hypothesis, dismiss data that goes against the hypothesis and label anyone who points it out as a conspiracy theorist, get some bullshit peer reviewed paper published, then shout "trust the experts").