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by dredmorbius 1758 days ago
And when the evidence showed that this advice was misplaced the people who were making those recommendations, in good faith, STOPPED DOING SO.

I'm among them. Not that my own comments have a tremedous reach, but I take not intentionally being wrong very seriously.

https://joindiaspora.com/posts/a654bef0b15c01385957002590d8e...

https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3abaa5e03fca0138fcb6002590d8e...

Science isn't a pursuit of some ideological or traditional purity. It's a seeking of knowledge and truth. When evidence and understanding change, so does science.

What you're advocating for is a group of voices who seem collectively alligned at precisely opposing whatever the weight of evidence demonstrates at any given point in time. And I can assure you that this is a poor guide to truth.