K1lgoreTr0ut t1_j63nnpt wrote
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Scientists in this field tend to use conservative estimates to avoid being accused of alarmism.
Even if we have 100% accurate measurements and predictions, people will ignore them because they don’t want to believe they’ve been fooled.
gerundive t1_j69gdej wrote
> Scientists in this field tend to use conservative estimates to avoid being accused of alarmism.
Surely scientists in this field give probabilities for low, medium and high risk scenarios?
K1lgoreTr0ut t1_j6avv8q wrote
Only being very conservative produces anything resembling a low risk situation.
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