"Trust the Science"

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[–]whereswhat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Umm... No. What if the person talking to you is indeed a scientist who practices in a relevant field?

Suggesting people ought to jump to conclusions whenever they hear a particular phrase is embarrassingly childish. This is a supid meme.

[–]zyxzevn[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Group-thinking, logical fallacies, bias, misplaced optimism, reductionism, etc.

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Even when you don't understand them, you can find errors when other experts contradict each other (or themselves). Or when they do not follow the science/evidence, but the money/politics.