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RE: Please do not conflate FACT and OPINION
And even Karl Popper admits, when pressed, that science isn't based on "objectivity" but rather on "a broad consensus" of "well qualified individuals", which in a lot of ways is nearly functionally identical,
'Appeal to authority' is a logical fallacy.
I'm not suggesting it's "true" simply because Popper admits it.
Please challenge my axioms and or point out a specific logical error and or provide a counter-factual.
If you are not adding in 'the koppler' to bolster your position, then why add it?
If you are adding it bolster your position, it's an appeal to authority.
It is a fact that science cannot be objective because humans cannot be objective (based on the definition of objectivity) and science requires humans.
I mention Popper in order to illustrate that this is not a unique or original insight.
It's like giving credit to someone for a quote (or idea).
The quote (idea) itself is usually not understood to be true simply because the person we give credit to just happens to have said it.