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I am new to this website so please excuse me if I diverge from the rules of discourse.
I think there is an inaccurate assumption in this text. Even though scientific ideas become official through publishing in scientific journals it is not the only platform to discuss science. I will suggest here other mechanisms to root out errors and discuss scientific ideas based on my experience as a researcher in Earth Sciences. I know other fields use different methods though, to my understanding, these methods are fundamentally similar.
Since Earth Sciences suffer f
Interestingly, a similar discussion is made in the Jewish texts. The origin of both Jewish and Christian versions is the verse "You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord." [Leviticus 19:18] In this verse, and further in Jewish texts discussing it, the emphasis is on not harming rather than acting with love. The love is only used as a motivation for not hurting (and not, for example, fellatio). This is the basis of the Hebrew version of the golden rule, which roughly... (read more)