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[deleted] t1_j0d3cq7 wrote

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Lurlex t1_j0d5ld8 wrote

This is a pretty recent development. Not trusting science is much older than this specific thing.

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thekevlarboxers t1_j0dcq1n wrote

Not just this exact event, but dishonest research has been around probably a long a modern science has. Sure there are ignorant people who don't trust anything, but there are also those of us who have published articles who become increasingly more skeptical of everything whenever we see these bad faith studies pop up.

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[deleted] t1_j0dd8wm wrote

You're going to justify your distrust of science regardless.

Even if you have absolutely no idea how the peer review process even works.

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SyntheticSweetener t1_j0diehw wrote

Respectfully, if you've published papers you should understand how the peer-review process works. The fact that there are dishonest interlocutors in any enterprise should not be a surprise to anyone. Science, as a methodological approach to understanding our natural world, is resilient to misinformation and disinformation in a way few other processes are. The fact that people publish bad research which is rejected by the peer-review process is not an excuse to distrust science on political, or any other, motives.

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spontaneous_igloo OP t1_j0di3yf wrote

Certainly can be a contributing factor. Paper mills tend to target less reputable outlets, but as more paper mills products bleed into the scientific literature at large it will certainly harm the public's perception of scientific credibility (if it has not already).

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KamSolis t1_j0e314n wrote

They don’t trust science because they don’t understand it and because it is telling them things they don’t agree with. Both make them feel uncomfortable and so they choose to not believe.

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Muff_Divington t1_j0f0qp4 wrote

What about when it's settled, why does settled science make people uncomfortable?

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KamSolis t1_j0folc7 wrote

It may mean they have to change their lifestyle (eg dietary science) or it challenges their religious beliefs (eg evolution) or the implications are scary (climate change).

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Muff_Divington t1_j0g3ry8 wrote

Makes sense, instead that bs about questioning science because it's ever evolving and the hypotheses need to be tested and refined.

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