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1. Annah (maiyannah@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Saturday, 26-Jan-2019 14:39:58 EST Annah
   Honestly, I see the way that people deal with flat-earthers or anti-vaxxers as the ultimate indictment of "science" as an institution.  These people are not looking for greater understanding, they are looking to follow and adhere to an orthodoxy that gives them a feeling of moral superiority over others.
   1. Daniel Taylor (randomdamage@mastodon.technology)'s status on Saturday, 26-Jan-2019 16:45:16 EST Daniel Taylor

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      @maiyannah most people don't actually understand the discipline of science, and often mistake facts discovered by the use of science with science itself.

      The funny part is, that science is the way you prove current commonly accepted facts wrong.

      The Luminiferous Aether was proven by the methods of science, then disproven decisively by those same methods with deeper knowledge.