i hope you dont get that impression im just literally trying to make an appeal to a dumbass, as another maybe slightly lesser dumbass, so i dont have to read his posts and pretend im fine with them
@Plasma1337 honest question has other problems you see within academia led you to a distrust of modern science? and if so, what specific aspect has led you to believe that scientific community as a whole would accept lies and corroborate then? and do you think they would sooner spread lies than a group of elected politicians would
i get the impression that youre trying to feel superior pretty much whenever you interact with plasma, lbj, jdance, etc
i dont think my impression is unfounded since it feels like you consistently pounce on opportunities to talk down to people you seem to consider below you on some level
i mean im not totally innocent of this but you're pretty blatant about it sometimes idk
thats not a wrong interpretation of my posting habits but it would irk me that people on this forum believe science is bunked to the point that i'd post about it and at that point i dont expect to look intelligent or mighty for it because im a) trying to change the opinions of people who are notorious for not doing so and b) i expect intelligent posters to look at my posts on this topic and not think more highly of me for it, for the first thing
i am a righteous ass but (correct me if im wrong) these days i only deliberately get that way with people who think that they are above what they act like alightsoul and co. otherwise im just posting or reading to laugh or smile and could give a shit about proving myself to yall anymore
maybe plasma or the other would-be flattos like our dominican nazi friend havent considered that politicians get a lot more out of being slimy or that 'correct' science deniers with good points to be made dont exist
im just hoping anyways otherwise theyre prolly truly beyond hope
its cuz regular people difficulty figuring out what is legit science
the science trickles through the news and lots of studies are contentious. so lots of people end up with weird or unfounded beliefs because they think vaguely there is a study supporting it. conversely other people hearing strange and contentious stuff become distrustful of science in general.
its realistically true that you should be skeptical of "fresh" science you randomly hear, but the established canon is very reliable. but its difficult to convince people "believing in the scientific canon" is different from "believing in religion"