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Consensus is bullshit if the consensus itself is the argument. It usually isn't. Consensus is fairly settled on the number of biological sexes in humans. The fact that there's a consensus is not why it's settled.
The irony of that statement is particularly rich when you consider why Galileo was censured and not the reddit tier explanation for it.
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[–] coucou 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
Which means that consensus is bullshit! Michael Crichton said it, consensus is not science and science is not consensus.
[–] GapingAnus 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Consensus is bullshit if the consensus itself is the argument. It usually isn't. Consensus is fairly settled on the number of biological sexes in humans. The fact that there's a consensus is not why it's settled.
The irony of that statement is particularly rich when you consider why Galileo was censured and not the reddit tier explanation for it.
[–] coucou ago
We could put up a list of consensus which have been debunked over the past centuries. Fla t earthers would go apoplectic!
[–] ardvarcus 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
Consensus is bullshit, period. It is the lowing of a herd of cows in a field.
[–] phillyjoe 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
And when everyone agrees we call that religion.
[–] coucou 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yes, so 1 + 1 = 2 is a religion. I am a mathematiste.
[–] ardvarcus ago
There has never been a more hotly debated field of human endeavor than religion.