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i read a newspaper from 1914 and they pushed lead and zinc based paints over mixed paints
stating one application of the lead based covered 9 xs the space of the mixed stuff
followed by...look at the savings to be had.
we now know that the lead stuff does what?
thanks for jarring my memory of how thorough they are when they use science
In 1914 cholera outbreaks were commonplace, smallpox was still around all over--we were still firmly in the generation of the operating theatre.
Am I to really take seriously this idea that science is bad based on its precision nearly 100 years ago?
If you ever end up needing an operation, or getting an infection--you should be sure to thank your lucky stars for science. Without it your chances of survival would be dropped SIGNIFICANTLY to a near zero value.
This is actually a logical fallacy all its own, it's called the fallacy of hyperbole:
"The argument draws a conclusion that is stated more strongly than the evidence actually supports. This may include overstating the significance of findings and overstating the degree of certainty we can claim, as well as merely exaggerating the nature of the phenomenon we are observing."
That is to say--proving me wrong: you're doing it wrong.
It is absolutely hyperbolic to compare the level of scientific understanding from 100 years ago to now. Part of what makes science so powerful is that it is ITERATIVE. It does not insist upon itself, but rather questions itself at every turn.
Science is THE ONLY REASON that we know the dangers of lead paint. You jest at the idea that scientists didn't know about ANOTHER, LATER, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY 100 years ago. Where would we be without the later discovery?
Who made it?
A scientist.
This idea that science is bullshit or bad just because it isn't always perfect is just another lazy way of getting over the fact that you can't or do not have the desire to comprehend it. Its laziness in its worst form--laziness with the presumption of omniscience. You'll notice science is in that word, fuckin wonder why....
Maybe learn a little Latin and and you can figure it out--then perhaps you can take that new Latin knowledge and use it to read through some of the more eminent documents on the subtleties of logical debate.