"There are so many misconceptions about consensus in science: What is a consensus? Does science work via consensus?  "I ask these ...

One can't avoid the mantra of diversity being good if exposed in any significant way to progressive media. Let's take an objective l...

Religious apologists frequently will point to religious scientists, either in the past or present, and use the fallacy of numbers to support...

Most Christian apologists with whom I have come in contact talk about how most people on the planet believe in a God so it must be true. Iro...

There is a wide gap between what scientists really know and what the public thinks that scientists know about, not only climate change but m...

"One of the biggest challenges in science writing when discussing unproven or implausible therapies and products is that people tend t...

"A recent article in the Guardian discusses how scientists and experts should communicate risk and certainty to the public. The author...

"Cox does an excellent job emphasizing the model building nature of science. I think “scientific model” is the best term to use when ...

 "The scientific method produces consensus. But, if enough contradictory evidence arises, the consensus falls apart. Eventually, it cr...

Political conservatives persist in denying the reality of climate change, as well as many other findings of science.  This article looks at ...

"– think of the one area of knowledge in which you have the greatest expertise. This does not have to be your job, it can be just a ho...

Just like one should accept the consensus of scientists working in the discussed field, one should also accept the consensus findings of the...

A humbling look at scientific consensus. Yes, it is not smooth or easy, however, what is the alternative to finding the truth about realit...

"The consensus is often dismissed as an argument from authority, but this is not a valid application of that fallacy. The power of scie...

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2015/10/you-dont-like-the-scientific-consensus-ignore-it-away/

"On what grounds could someone reject the consensus of the people who actually understand the evidence, the people who actually have ...

"In other words, unlike in most cases, unless you are a scientist working in the particular field in question, you are probably not eve...

 "The clarity of a scientific conclusion exists along a spectrum from genuinely controversial to rock solid, but scientific evidence i...

"Indeed, I’ve argued that one red flag identifying a crank or a quack is a hostility towards the very concept of a scientific consen...

If you are not an expert in the scientific field under discussion, you must accept the consensus of those experts. http://www.patheos.com/...