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[โ€“] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel like there's a term for that sort of thinking...

[โ€“] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No True Scotsman? That could be true if the image is merely descriptive of our messy reality.

I see the image as including a prescriptive message that states an ethical ideal: a real scientist should welcome their findings challenged, even refuted, because the goal is truth. Science excels by dispelling falsehoods. That seems right. (It could use some alt text, though.)

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