It’s a pretty strong authority, so it affects what inferences you should make about the reasonableness of people who hold the belief.
I’m not arguing that anyone who disagrees with a scientific majority is automatically unreasonable, or that the present is right on all points where the past and present disagree, if that’s what you’re worried about.
It’s a pretty strong authority, so it affects what inferences you should make about the reasonableness of people who hold the belief.
I’m not arguing that anyone who disagrees with a scientific majority is automatically unreasonable, or that the present is right on all points where the past and present disagree, if that’s what you’re worried about.