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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CNN Medical “Expert” Dr Lena Wen says “the science has changed” and the Federal government should no longer be requiring masks mandates.[/quote]

The phrase “changing science” is why ordinary thinking people have started to become skeptical of science.

Science is supposed to be fact. If something isn’t based on facts, then it’s not science. Saying “it’s the best science we have at the time” is pathetic. Science is binary. Something either is, or it isn’t. It doesn’t change. Anything that doesn’t fit into those two boxes isn’t science.

The greatest tragedy of this entire stupid pandemic is the damage done to the credibility and reputation of ACTUAL science. There’s now at least a couple generations who will forever be skeptical of “the science” because of idiots like that.

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This is someone who obviously doesn't get science. Or thinks of science as a kindergartener would.[/quote]

Please explain to all of us what you think the word “science” means.

Because I think “science” means the objective study of things around us that starts with a hypothesis, undergoes testing via scientific methods, and yields an answer that is a verifiable and repeatable fact.

That’s science to me. I don’t think science “evolves” as the mood of the public and political polls change. [/quote]

Let's go with wikipedia: "a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe."   It doesn't say anything about "binary" or "is or isn't" or "doesn't change".

Can you tell us what a "verifiable and repeatable fact" means?  Is this binary?

Why did you put quotes are evolve?  Do you think science gets better as more information is gathered?[/quote]

Just to follow up on this, I don't think it's reasonable to expect science to provide you with a specific binary, yes/no, is/isn't answer. Under very controlled conditions, science can get pretty close to a deterministic answer. For systems as complex as virus transmission and health effects, there is always some uncertainty.

The problem I see is that politicians, seems like conservatives do it most, point to this uncertainty to cast doubt on all of the science and throw their hands up and say "who knows?"  The conservative rubes want a clear yes/no and go with the "answers" that Fox News and conservative media feed them. [/quote]

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