Comment on Roundup of Roundup

• RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s why I used scare quotes

  The problem is, how it’s published and funded is a huge part of the institutions surrounding science, to the point that they’ve become plesionyms.

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• Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  To the vast majority of the population, those two things are the same. Science is what's published and what the lawmakers and journalists see. If most of that is flawed, Science is flawed. if Science is flawed, then the next best thing is "common sense".

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  • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yes. But no.

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  • insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sounds more like education is flawed.

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    • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Well, education would give us a better sense of what "common sense" needs to mean.

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      • insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I meant earlier in the comment, if people are misunderstanding what science is.

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• mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Unfortunately, many people can’t tell the difference

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