How do we write about the truths of science when more and more people no longer believe in science? We change the way we talk about it. A fascinating read!
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/magazine/bruno-latour-post-truth-philosopher-science.html

@djspacebunny
"Latour believes that if scientists were transparent about how science really functions — as a process in which people, politics, institutions, peer review and so forth all play their parts — they would be in a stronger position to convince people of their claims. "

I'm not sure how and where scientist have been so cryptic about how a research works. And, IMO, point of a scientist shouldn't be to convince people, but to make science.

@arteteco @djspacebunny science has become a belief system... "Indeed one can see that these academico-bureaucrats who feel entitled to run our lives aren’t even rigorous, whether in medical statistics or policymaking. They can’t tell science from scientism — in fact in their image-oriented minds scientism looks more scientific than real science." https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e2d0577

@js290
Compared to when? I mean, when do you think science was less of a belief system then it is now, and by which criteria?

@djspacebunny