"Trust is the scarcest commodity in the world. Nothing else comes close."
Yes, our trust in "experts" is pretty much over for now. Once I thought it was just government and then banking after 2008 but now it's everything.
Abigail Shier is the first one to drive this home to me in her book "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" Too many parents have trusted experts and found their children and families busted into pieces. Too many of us sent our kids to school not knowing we would be gaslit with crazy teaching and affirmation of identities behind our backs instead of real learning. Maybe that is the end goal of cultural Marxism? It would have been nice to give Shrier a mention.
Who can "trust the science" when scientists are not free to pursue what they wish? This is why sexologist Debora Soh switched to journalism. Of course, "journalists" mostly follow a narrative with a Woke style guide. And, I suspect they write most stories in their slippers without venturing outdoors to truly investigate anything. And, since when are we supposed to "trust/believe" in science? The whole idea of science is that you are supposed to challenge ideas and see if they hold up.
Unfortunately, you are spot on with the fact that many scientists are not free to pursue what they wish. This is can be traced back to what grant funding is available at the highest level. Just take a moment to look at government grants, such as what the NIH puts out, and you will not only see a leftist bent to RFPs, but you will see some race quotas as well required for funding. This is also found at some of the biggest private foundations as well and it's very worrisome. If you're looking for trustworthy coverage of things like this, where journalists actually kick off their slippers and put on their boots and go out, check out Quillette. I have been impressed with their journalism and they cover the topic I just talked about. Keep searching for and demanding the truth, LovingMother.
I think those are the hot button issues for sure but in trying to inform myself about those I have realized it is a more widespread problem with more or less inherent flaws. Something akin to regulatory capture.
It might not be perfect but then nothing is but without it any nut can say anything and it could be palmed off as truth, like if we don't stop GW we are all doomed.
"Trust is the scarcest commodity in the world. Nothing else comes close."
Yes, our trust in "experts" is pretty much over for now. Once I thought it was just government and then banking after 2008 but now it's everything.
Abigail Shier is the first one to drive this home to me in her book "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" Too many parents have trusted experts and found their children and families busted into pieces. Too many of us sent our kids to school not knowing we would be gaslit with crazy teaching and affirmation of identities behind our backs instead of real learning. Maybe that is the end goal of cultural Marxism? It would have been nice to give Shrier a mention.
Who can "trust the science" when scientists are not free to pursue what they wish? This is why sexologist Debora Soh switched to journalism. Of course, "journalists" mostly follow a narrative with a Woke style guide. And, I suspect they write most stories in their slippers without venturing outdoors to truly investigate anything. And, since when are we supposed to "trust/believe" in science? The whole idea of science is that you are supposed to challenge ideas and see if they hold up.
Abigail Shier is telling the truth.
And she goes out there are does real journalism.
Unfortunately, you are spot on with the fact that many scientists are not free to pursue what they wish. This is can be traced back to what grant funding is available at the highest level. Just take a moment to look at government grants, such as what the NIH puts out, and you will not only see a leftist bent to RFPs, but you will see some race quotas as well required for funding. This is also found at some of the biggest private foundations as well and it's very worrisome. If you're looking for trustworthy coverage of things like this, where journalists actually kick off their slippers and put on their boots and go out, check out Quillette. I have been impressed with their journalism and they cover the topic I just talked about. Keep searching for and demanding the truth, LovingMother.
I totally agree with you about grant funding now and also Quillette. And, thanks. I will!
There was a great piece on The FP a while back on research for Alzheimer's disease and how it is compromised, elaborating on your points.
I read that one too! It’s wild how ideas or questions can be ignored or one idea, no matter how bad and unfounded, can crush other ideas and inquiry.
The story of Dr. John Money, which is the story of the gender identity theory, is an example of this and it is wild and heartbreaking.
And "peer review" is similarly compromised.
When it comes to GW and the covid vaccine, the left shuts down peer review.
I think those are the hot button issues for sure but in trying to inform myself about those I have realized it is a more widespread problem with more or less inherent flaws. Something akin to regulatory capture.
Peer Review in Science: the pains and problems https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2022/peer-review-in-science-the-pains-and-problems/
Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journals - PMC - NCBI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1420798/
I am not saying it cannot be a valid method but neither should it be considered infallible.
It might not be perfect but then nothing is but without it any nut can say anything and it could be palmed off as truth, like if we don't stop GW we are all doomed.
Some may well be doomed
But I will be fine.
If you don’t believe in it, it has no power over you