I'm ashamed of phys.org for even contemplating this nonsense, because critique is how genuine science advances--you weed out the snake oil salesmen with skepticism and demands for proof. If you know something you should confidently be able to prove what you know to the hardest of skeptics. That's how it's supposed to work.

Matt Willemsen

2024-04-20 02:46:17

Persistent questioning of knowledge takes a toll: New study supports theories that baseless discrediting harms
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-persistent-knowledge-toll-theories-baseless.html #skepticism #biases #discreditation #disbelief #EpistemicInjustice

Persistent questioning of knowledge takes a toll: New study supports theories that baseless discrediting harms

It can be demoralizing for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt about what they know, a new study shows.

^{Kate Blackwood (Phys.org)}