0 sats \ 19 replies \ @DesertDave OP 24 Oct \ parent \ on: Do you believe humans can have psychic abilities? spirituality
Trust the science right? How about covid "science"? I agree that pure real science is awesome. But I don't see it out there much. I see studies that are bought and paid for.
I see studies that are bought and paid for.
Science haves all the tools needed to check itself. In that case, it's a check for consistency based in game theory, where a simple check on incentives immediately lead to doubt whatever affirmation have been made. Resistance to peer-review is a usual confirmation of said doubts.
The strongest point is that, paid or not, science assumes a study can be simply wrong, which is even more usual than paid-for biased studies. At no point science claim that if you see a study you must assume it true. It actually claims the exact opposite: don't trust, verify.
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Is it really all that simple to check for incentives?
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Specially when money is involved, yes.
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Science is used to manipulate the masses. Real truth must come from within.
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As long as it keeps manipulating cars, computers and airplanes into keeping working, be my guest.
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A functioning machine has nothing to do with truth. You think a self driving car will ever be better than a skilled intuitive human operating a vehicle? Assuming Elon ever actually makes it happen.
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A functioning machine has nothing to do with truth
You lost me there. Or did you meant something else?
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I don't know. I am always lost. Maybe I am not sure what you were saying to begin with.
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Again..I love the idea of pure science. Good luck showing me an example.
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Of what?
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Pure science. It's all a story. You read a paper. And trust someone else. You said yourself, look at the incentives. But you and I can't agree on what the incentives of Elon would be. It's not simple the way you described.
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Pure science.
An example of pure science? You are using one right now at your fingertips.
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Technology is cool. Doesn't mean it's pure. The people who made this phone would like me to stay glued to it as many hours as possible. Suck all my life force.
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Suck all my life force.
They really just want the money (as we all do), you can keep your life force, that's on you.
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We don't all want money. You have said this twice now. Very interesting. Do you see why I say you are not honoring my reality? I have already had lots of money and the ability to make a lot more. I left that behind. For real freedom, which isn't about riches. It's about freeing the mind. Something that we can't do as long as we subscribe to any religion.