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Originally Posted by modest
When you say "there's no contest" you are as much as saying: "there's widely-held scientific consensus".
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Perhaps. But the "no contest" position invites posters to identify an opposing position. I am not relying on an unnamed consensus. Do let me know if you are aware of anyone that contests the position.
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Originally Posted by modest
Bias goes to credibility.....There is nothing improper about considering the bias of the source.
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Only if the critique of bias is used in place of critique of the content. That approach is politics, not science. The presenter in the above video is a Cal Tech PhD. The data is credible. It is worth reminding ourselves that there are well-informed folks that do not hew to this orthodoxy.
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(or a nice cabernet if it is after 5:00)
Moderator in absentia. Return anticipated. Timing somewhat vague.
