Re: Why should average Joe trust scientists?


topmind wrote:

But how is the average Joe going to know whether self-correction is
*stronger* than collusion and good-ol-boy networking?

gee. we have the paranoia of creationists balanced against a worldwide
network of scientists...jews, muslims, christians,
buddhists..atheists...who share only science as a value.

OTOH, with creationists we KNOW we have liars.

so you tell us which is a 'good old boys' network

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