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>Now, it would be nice if there were a lesson in this list of errors that might help scientists do better in the future. But the whole history of science shows that such errors are actually unavoidable. There is a lesson, though, based on what the mistakes on this list have in common: They’re all on a list of errors now known to be errors. Science, unlike certain political philosophies and personality cults, corrects its mistakes. That’s the lesson, and that’s why respecting science is so important to avoiding errors in other realms of life.

Yes "respect science" experts say... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rimz-PZMjjs

>>Now, it would be nice if there were a lesson in this list of errors that might help scientists do better in the future. But the whole history of science shows that such errors are actually unavoidable. There is a lesson, though, based on what the mistakes on this list have in common: They’re all on a list of errors now known to be errors. Science, unlike certain political philosophies and personality cults, corrects its mistakes. That’s the lesson, and **that’s why respecting science** is so important to avoiding errors in other realms of life. Yes "respect science" experts say... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rimz-PZMjjs

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In a way it does demonstrate the reliability of science, just in hindsight. Eventually they'll get the right answer, but anything new should be thoroughly questioned.

Also any profit motivated study can simply be discarded without comment.

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> Eventually they'll get the right answer...

I wouldn't bet the caravan on that.

Where I'm getting at is that, science doesn't operate in a vacuum, pretty much everything gets tinted by politics and mercantilism these days, science isn't an exception, far from it. And to render matter worse, I believe there's a "planck wall" ultimately when it comes to scientific researches/investigations

We're just humans

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but anything new should be thoroughly questioned.

Everything after einstein came onto the scene.