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My 2020 slogan: Bring back nuance, compassion, decency, and trust in science.
Note: If you see the above aspolitical, or feel that visceral reaction in your body where you want to tweet back "Ya, but...!", do your best to pause. Take a moment.
Step away from social media, news, politics for a while. Your "alarm" is hypervigilant and you need to retrain it
Step away from social media, news, politics for a while. Your "alarm" is hypervigilant and you need to retrain it
To clarify: Trust in science means letting the process play out.
When you hear "listen to scientists", it really means, let science play out. Where scientists argue/debate in peer-reviewed data-driven venues.
When you hear "listen to scientists", it really means, let science play out. Where scientists argue/debate in peer-reviewed data-driven venues.
So many people get this wrong. Science isn& #39;t one person, or one view. It& #39;s a process to get at figuring out the best path.
It& #39;s not saying trust Dr. Fauci or an individual, it& #39;s saying trust the process.
It& #39;s not saying trust Dr. Fauci or an individual, it& #39;s saying trust the process.
But...what about the other scientists who disagree with said position? They have a voice! They publish in the same journals, with data for everyone to see. No one is ignoring them.
Take The Great Barrington "herd immunity" thing. That& #39;s political theater. That& #39;s not science. It& #39;s politicals and PR dressed up as & #39;science& #39; with a select few from name institutions.
If the scientists had a strong case, they& #39;d make it in the journals, present data, etc.
If the scientists had a strong case, they& #39;d make it in the journals, present data, etc.
Some scientists have made counter cases when it comes to COVID, like John Ionnadis. His recent journal article made a similar case. But the data has widely been torn apart by experts in the field.
So it& #39;s not that they don& #39;t have a voice, it& #39;s that they haven& #39;t made a compelling case based on the data!
And that& #39;s the thing about science. If you let it play out, we& #39;ll take some wrong turns occasionally, but it& #39;s the best way we have at arriving at the right path.
And that& #39;s the thing about science. If you let it play out, we& #39;ll take some wrong turns occasionally, but it& #39;s the best way we have at arriving at the right path.
In conclusion, let science do its thing. When you play political theater, we all lose.
Science is a process. Trust science means trust the process.
Science is a process. Trust science means trust the process.
