Quote from: Yar backwards on July 20, 2016, 07:46:10 AM
All of that is a fancy way to say faith
"Peer reviewed" so basically you're trusting what a another person said
because he/she is a "scientist" given a degree/certificate or whatever that says so
It's all very similar, and that's why there are so many conflicting "theories" and "studies" everyday
One day Pluto is a Planet, one day it's a moon
One day the Ice Age killed the dinosaurs, then it was a comet
whatever
Quote"Peer reviewed" so basically you're trusting what a another person said
because he/she is a "scientist" given a degree/certificate or whatever that says so
"Peer reviewed" as in one scientist spends years proving a theory before bringing it forward, before OTHER scientist means test, review it put it into more studies before releasing it.
A good example of that is clinical trials and medication
Sounds like your downplaying what experts do, why wouldn't you take stock in someone who's spent years in school, who's constantly educating themselves on trying to prove a thesis? They have a degree for that very reason

QuoteIt's all very similar, and that's why there are so many conflicting "theories" and "studies" everyday
One day Pluto is a Planet, one day it's a moon
One day the Ice Age killed the dinosaurs, then it was a comet
Your right, there are many conflicting studies out there, but the things you listed are examples are things that are being worked on everyday, the planet thing isn't a good example because we are STILL learning about the universe, planets are still being discovered, expeditions are being carried out every few years for new information.
Most things cant be refuted, for example, we know the sun's process in how plants grow, we know how electricity works, we know what things are needed in order to make fire