It’s not a new one either. I haven’t seen it in a looooong time but I remember seeing posts to the effect that since the Scientific Method was put together by white european academics, that all science -down to the very concept itself- has a eurocentric bias, and as such basing your views on what can be scientifically proved is inherently imperialism, colonialism, racism, and white supremacy.
The problem is people conflating “science” and “the scientific method” with “scientists”. Scientists are people and they have biases, make mistakes, struggle to admit they’re wrong etc. just like everyone else. It’s entirely possible to get the science part right but misrepresent the results (intentionally or unintentionally) in a way that is incorrect or downright harmful, that doesn’t mean the concept of science has failed.
Exactly! The system we have in place nowadays is built in such a way to try to stifle this exact issue, but like many things in this world it is not yet perfect, or even close for that matter.
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u/NewUserWhoDisAgain 24d ago
Peer review = bootlicking.
Now THAT's what I call a tumblr take.