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Feanor2
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I trust those with expertise in their field. I only have a more in-depth knowledge in what I took in college beyond that I am comfortable trusting established experts
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ProVobis
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All depends on the scientist. There are a number of lectures available which show a growing number believing in quantum theories over the Newtonian approach. Gravity for example may be illusional but you better have a deeper understanding of the 4th dimension in order to demonstrate it mathematically.
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Zzyzx_Road
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If you would do a deeper study of the history of science, you would find multitudes of scientists who got it wrong over the millennia. Just because we live in modern times doesn’t mean that stopped happening.
There was a conversation upthread about dietary recommendations that read like a recipe for diabetes and obesity now.
Another example from the 19th century: read about Semmelweis. The first doctor to discover that clean hands are a good thing. As I bang on about washing one’s hands, I could consider him my patron saint. He was so unaccepted by his peers, he died in an insane asylum. It took the efforts of Pasteur and Lister years later to support Semmelweis’ work.
Complex science is never “settled”; it is always in a state of flux as our knowledge advances, often in fits and starts. Sometimes the new knowledge adds to what we have, sometimes the new knowledge forces us into a turn. Sometimes the new knowledge acts at cross purposes to the narrative of the day. One sometimes has to set the accepted narrative in the background so that one’s mind can be open to observing what is actually there in lieu of accepting what we’re told is there.
There was a conversation upthread about dietary recommendations that read like a recipe for diabetes and obesity now.
Another example from the 19th century: read about Semmelweis. The first doctor to discover that clean hands are a good thing. As I bang on about washing one’s hands, I could consider him my patron saint. He was so unaccepted by his peers, he died in an insane asylum. It took the efforts of Pasteur and Lister years later to support Semmelweis’ work.
Complex science is never “settled”; it is always in a state of flux as our knowledge advances, often in fits and starts. Sometimes the new knowledge adds to what we have, sometimes the new knowledge forces us into a turn. Sometimes the new knowledge acts at cross purposes to the narrative of the day. One sometimes has to set the accepted narrative in the background so that one’s mind can be open to observing what is actually there in lieu of accepting what we’re told is there.
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RidgeSprinter
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Ultimately a mask is better than no mask. Correct?
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Pattylt
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Mostly correct. If it’s never washed, worn incorrectly or has holes in it, then it could be considered worse, I guess. But, a clean, correctly worn mask is much better than none.
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RidgeSprinter
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Naturally of course.But, a clean, correctly worn mask is much better than none.
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tomarin
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I’ve read Kuhn’s ‘Structure of Scientific Revolutions’ so I’m aware the history of science is complicated.
So just how many masks do you see in a day that are clean and worn correctly?But, a clean, correctly worn mask is much better than none.
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Pattylt
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I can’t judge cleanliness unless it has obvious dirt on it! But, roughly I’d say 80% are wearing them correctly. This is mostly at the grocery store as I rarely go anywhere else…we’re high risk with a almost son in law with a liver transplant as well as my husbands and my age. I do go to the store at least three times a week and it seems no matter when I go, it’s busy. The store has a sign saying masks are mandatory but I will see an occasional person without one. I’m sure it varies.
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