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by Waterluvian 271 days ago
Um, actually I’d say it is the responsibility of all scientists, both professional and amateur, to point out falsehoods when they’re uttered, and not an act of smugness.
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[um], has contexts but is usually a cue, that an unexpected, off the average, something is about to be said.

[actually], is a neutral declaration that some cognitive structure was presented, but is at odds with physically observable fact that will now be laid out to you.