Ronald Reagan's "Trust but Verify" quote regarding the Soviet Union was popular in the press of the time and the general public. It was of course complete nonsense, because trust is the opposite of verification.
Similarly, "Trust the Science" is antithetical the the very nature of science, which requires zero trust because the "science" is verifiable and reproducible.
It's easy to accept sophistry because it sounds catchy. We should all be sure to jump down the throats of people peddling similar bullshit notions in the future.
Your point did not come across. These science fags don’t say what Reagan said. They don’t ask you to verify. They command you to trust. Weak dude. Weak.
[ + ] chrimony
[ - ] chrimony 3 points 1.8 yearsJul 8, 2023 00:50:53 ago (+3/-0)
I agree, that phrase always annoyed me.
[ + ] Her0n
[ - ] Her0n 0 points 1.8 yearsJul 8, 2023 04:43:05 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] GrayDragon
[ - ] GrayDragon 2 points 1.8 yearsJul 8, 2023 09:10:42 ago (+2/-0)
Promoted by the redditards. So obviously contradictory in basic logic. I always somewhat despised that phrase.
[ + ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey
[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 1 point 1.8 yearsJul 8, 2023 01:19:18 ago (+1/-0)
Weak dude. Weak.
[ + ] Sleazy
[ - ] Sleazy 0 points 1.8 yearsJul 8, 2023 07:14:06 ago (+0/-0)