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0 pointsdevmor1y ago0 comments

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

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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.

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

That is a textbook false equivalence.

devmorOP1y ago

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

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0 pointsdevmor1y ago0 comments

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

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.

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

That is a textbook false equivalence.

devmorOP1y ago

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

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