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It never ceases to amazes how headstrong conspiracy theorists are when they dont even understand basic terminology.
@icedquinn
Depends on the situation. What i try not to do is focus on rare fringe examples and instead focus on large trends.
For example i have frequently pointed out the dishonesty of mainstream media, its the norm. I dont point out the fairly rare cases of scientist who were dishonest because it is so rare. Similarly i do point out the wackadoos who think science is corrupt and have whatever nutter theories they have because it is common, particularly on the fedi.
@freemo it's beyond frustrating for sure!
@freemo I blame mystery novels. The clever detective finds some clues, and announces he's got a theory but he needs more evidence to confirm it. This has led to the public using the word "theory" for what scientists would call a "hypothesis" and thereby devaluing the term.
@freemo I think this proves that science has become a religion
@posrev how did you get that from this 
@freemo I don’t know who wrote this. But it seems ridiculous to me. No it does’nt prove that science is a religion. I already think it is
@posrev cool, so you had nothing of value to add relevany to the post, just saw the word science and wanted to whine, got it.
@freemo oh wow