You say this, but you yourself place your trust each day in the invisible machinery of government bureaucrats and scientific authorities that inculcates each aspect of your daily life. You trust that the food you eat today is not contaminated by bacteria because of the FDA - you don’t even have to think about it, because you long ago gav…
You say this, but you yourself place your trust each day in the invisible machinery of government bureaucrats and scientific authorities that inculcates each aspect of your daily life. You trust that the food you eat today is not contaminated by bacteria because of the FDA - you don’t even have to think about it, because you long ago gave your trust to those government scientists. You trust that the Tylenol you take for a headache is unadulterated, also due to the FDA; you trust the airplanes you fly in won’t crash or explode because of the FAA; you trust that your healthcare provider won’t accidentally kill you because of the extremely rigorous medical education and credentialing system we have in the U.S. So you see, we have both given our trust to the scientific authorities, just in slightly different ways.
I brought up examples like you trusting the food you eat to not make you sick because your justification for that trust, if you were forced to put it into words, would similar to my justification for why I trust scientific data to be real, and not just random numbers pulled from the air: because our scientific system and its safeguards are pretty good most of the time, because most scientists and doctors are normal people who want to do the best job they can, and because in my own lived experience the system simply works as it’s supposed to. I’m sorry if you’re looking for some detailed explanation for why I think scientific literature as a whole is not bunk, but I’ll choose to end my engagement with you here. My sincerest wishes for the new year for you and your family.
You say this, but you yourself place your trust each day in the invisible machinery of government bureaucrats and scientific authorities that inculcates each aspect of your daily life. You trust that the food you eat today is not contaminated by bacteria because of the FDA - you don’t even have to think about it, because you long ago gave your trust to those government scientists. You trust that the Tylenol you take for a headache is unadulterated, also due to the FDA; you trust the airplanes you fly in won’t crash or explode because of the FAA; you trust that your healthcare provider won’t accidentally kill you because of the extremely rigorous medical education and credentialing system we have in the U.S. So you see, we have both given our trust to the scientific authorities, just in slightly different ways.
You do not know me. At all.
This, along with the rest of your comment is an entirely unfounded and bogus claim,:
"You trust that the food you eat today is not contaminated by bacteria because of the FDA..."
Assumptions like that would be hilarious if they weren't so vacuous and ridiculous.
At best, you are projecting and not only that, you completely avoided answering my question. Why would that be?
Please explain the root of YOUR admitted trust.
PS: Your reasoning abilities are on display here and trust me, they do not present a pretty sight.
I brought up examples like you trusting the food you eat to not make you sick because your justification for that trust, if you were forced to put it into words, would similar to my justification for why I trust scientific data to be real, and not just random numbers pulled from the air: because our scientific system and its safeguards are pretty good most of the time, because most scientists and doctors are normal people who want to do the best job they can, and because in my own lived experience the system simply works as it’s supposed to. I’m sorry if you’re looking for some detailed explanation for why I think scientific literature as a whole is not bunk, but I’ll choose to end my engagement with you here. My sincerest wishes for the new year for you and your family.