How can anyone trust scientists? If new evidence comes along, they change their minds.

Terry Pratchett
How can anyone trust scientists? If new evidence comes along,...
How can anyone trust scientists? If new evidence comes along,...
How can anyone trust scientists? If new evidence comes along,...
How can anyone trust scientists? If new evidence comes along,...
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Scientists are not infallible. They make mistakes, and sometimes they make a mistake and change their minds because new evidence has come along. This is a problem because scientists are supposed to be neutral and accurate, but they can make mistakes. Therefore, the only thing that separates them from other people is that they have been trained to do science, which requires them to be open-minded to new ideas and evidence.

In the end, the only way that you can trust scientists is if they say something that is true or correct all of the time. And even then, you should still check up on them to see if they have changed their mind before you believe them.

Source: Judgement Day

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