[devmor]

The record of a scientific discovery that is heavily criticized for plagiarism and falsehoods is probably not a good example, actually.

[bongodongobob]

Well here's one: tons of people do drugs. It's not even a question whether or not drugs have inspired discoveries. They obviously have.

[wat10000]

Tons of people eat carrots. That doesn’t imply carrots have inspired discoveries.

[soulofmischief]

That is a textbook false equivalence.

[wat10000]

It’s exactly the same argument.

[soulofmischief]

Please explain how they are equivalent and why the psychoactive properties of a psychedelic don't make it categorically different in this situation than a carrot.

[wat10000]

The argument was: lots of people do X, so X has obviously inspired discoveries.

[devmor]

Have they? I find it likely, personally, but it doesn’t mean it’s not entirely coincidental either.