In science there is no authority, just experts.
The idea that science is more than a body of knowledge, it’s a way of thinking.
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The idea that science is more than a body of knowledge, it’s a way of thinking.
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AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY! ““If science ceases to be a rebellion against authority, then it does not deserve the talents of our brightest children.”
More wisdom from Dyson here
…. agreed, but this also includes the ignorance of experts…
In the age of pseudo scientific conspiracy theorists trying to educate the world on youtube – maybe some authority is a good thing? Read this for another side of the arguement. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00872-w
“Arguments from authority carry little weight – authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.”
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark