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by thewanderer1983 696 days ago
Scientific consensus rarely has a large body of people who truly dived into the research. Most are very busy with their own research and lives. At worst they just repeat views they hear from colleagues they respect, and at best they will do a minor survey. Therefore it's questionable if more than a handful of people truly have any valuable input to that consensus. What you end up with is truth by authority which is antithetical to the scientific method and ethos of scientific inquiry.
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https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/51/2/CargoCult.htm

It just popped up on HN. I suggest giving it a read.