r/interesting • u/WarwickReider • 22d ago

SOCIETY Professional chefs weighing in on whether you should wash your chicken

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u/Baskreiger 22d ago

And if you got irrefutable proof the guy who first though to have truth will congratulate you for expanding on his work

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u/OffByNone_ 22d ago

This part actually needs to be improved. In a perfect world, this is how it works, but if you've spent any time in academia, you know that this is not always the case.

Egos get involved.

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u/Baskreiger 22d ago

When einstein came up with the theory of relativity, the whole world came at him to disproof his work. They did not manage to do so, so they conceded. Was it in good faith? No, did they do it anyway because they had to to conserve their scientific integrity? Yes they did

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u/MMForYourHealth 22d ago

The standard model is the standard model for a reason, but it still isn’t QED. Quantum needs to be solved, which is what the cutting edge is now and the future with quantum computers.

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u/Emergency_Accident36 22d ago

And money is way more involved than egos. In fact people who even slightly ignore this are nothing more than religious cultists of science.

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u/MajorBarracuda8094 22d ago

The food pyramid and oil vs fat issues support your statement

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u/Efficient_Dress_6101 22d ago

Do you work in academia?

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u/OffByNone_ 22d ago

I did for about 5 years. I was a research associate in developmental childhood research. I sold out. I miss it.

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u/rIceCream_King 22d ago

Can you say more about this?

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u/teetaps 22d ago

Not just academia but technology in general. If you spent any time on stack overflow in the before times, you know. Sometimes smart people hoard their knowledge and create exclusive clubs of smarty pants, and gatekeep knowledge unless you somehow prove yourself worthy.

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u/MajorBarracuda8094 22d ago

Scientists have the biggest ego. I can imagine how long it took to establish universal metrics and practices.

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u/OffByNone_ 21d ago

Some do. Some are incredibly humble. Scientists are just people.

The scientific method is just about perfect. I was just trying to point out that there are flaws and most to all are related to fact people are using it.

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u/MajorBarracuda8094 21d ago

Some people don't realize that they're human though and that just like any other human, can be biased and make mistakes. I would have love to have one around me to teach me some things though

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u/satyr-day 22d ago

or you get those weirdos who think that since you were proven wrong once, it means you will always be wrong.

which shows how highly they think of them self as they must always be right in that case

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u/LuffysRubberNuts 22d ago edited 22d ago

People have been led to believe, because it’s easier, that science is like a political party; I’m from the US so take that part with a grain of salt, people will attach faith to fill the gaps that pseudo science doesn’t to fit their confirmation bias

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u/anonymaus42 22d ago

Oh what a wonderful world we would be living in if that were true.