On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 7:13 AM Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
*> The “consensus” argument makes local sense in practice, by default. But > it is not part of science, * No. Science could never work without a web of trust, that's why science journals exist and why some are more respected than others. A scientist builds on the accomplishments of previous scientists, without that there would be no foundation, they would have to reinvent the wheel every day and start out at square one. Science would never get anywhere > *marijuana * I don't know why you keep talking about marijuana. For decades the scientific consensus has been that for recreational use marijuana is not harmful, or at least it's far far less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, and for some medical conditions marijuana is actually beneficial. But the politicians and right wing pundits don't care about science or logic and they have more power than scientists. Much more. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv1xvL4R-2bSYbU%2BszQpfdq%3Dd_dsF2mYFhf5WtiJzuxKXA%40mail.gmail.com.
