Everyone makes mistakes
Except psychopaths who know their claim is garbage but lie through their teeth to get it published. That’s not a mistake, that’s corruption.
Comment on Scientific Exposure
ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 1 day ago
IHMO: All science should be freely accessible, free as in freedom and price.
The more eyes can actually see something and find flaws, the better. There is no such thing as institutional credibility. Everyone makes mistakes and it takes everyone to find them, even more so the more complex something is. Leech publishers are not only problematic because they prohibit access, but also because they make real science considerably harder.
stelelor@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Nah, real science starts with a conclusion and then works backwards to find evidence for said conclusion. I think it is a more modern approach. Instead of validating reality, we are validating feelings.
AppleTea@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
Nah, science has always worked like that. This is what peer review is for.
What’s better than finding evidence that proves your own preconceived notions? Finding evidence that contradicts someone else’s. Schadenfreude is the great engine of scientific progress.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Taxpayers pay $6B/yr worldwide to the private publishing industry, for content they cannot read.