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DrakBalek t1_ivf3nrv wrote

Knowing that a scientist has a habit of publishing misleading, misguided, inaccurate or otherwise deliberately false information is justification for ignoring what that scientist says and believes.

It's not justification for ignoring the results of their work.

>If someone lies, all of their work is suspect . . .

and within scientific fields and disciplines, the standard is that all work is suspect until it's been tested and recreated under similar conditions.

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