• scutiger@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Finding no link isn’t proof that no link exists. Only that none has been found. It’s evidence, not proof.

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        2 days ago

        That’s how science works in general. Stuff is proven until proven otherwise.

        I just don’t believe the pseudoscience claims from RFK or Trump.

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          2 days ago

          Their announcement is bullshit for sure. There’s no evidence to support their claims, and lots to support the contrary.

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            1 day ago

            Yeah but that’s the thing nowadays: there’s an attack on facts, proof and science in general. It’s all about feelings and the loudness of the biggest screamers (populist politicians and extremist influencers). Scientists and fact checkers are portrayed as dumb, incompetent, terrorists, etc. These arguments are the weakest possible in a discussion but somehow people just follow these idiots and reject science and facts.

            The same happened when the church felt threatened by science during the discovery of the round earth traveling around the sun. The general public was riled up against science, even forcing academia to practice in secret.