Man thanks for this excellent fact-checking of the false fact-checkers. If you indulge me, her is my take on the hole story of fact-checking. It was published in the on line publication Libre Média on October 31. Here is the English version:
Open letter to all budding debunkers and their followers
Man thanks for this excellent fact-checking of the false fact-checkers. If you indulge me, her is my take on the hole story of fact-checking. It was published in the on line publication Libre Média on October 31. Here is the English version:
Open letter to all budding debunkers and their followers
By Bernard Massie | Opinions
This letter is addressed to a composite portrait of the anonymous debunker, faceless and soulless. To all those whose modus operandi comes from the same mold, that of misinformation skillfully disguised as a lie detector.
And what are these lies according to the gospel of the budding debunkers? They are simply a different perspective that clashes with the debunker's supposedly true narrative, without proper context and discussion, of course.
I am not targeting any debunker in particular, because pretty much all debunkers are in the same mold and there is not one to really redeem the others.
It seems to me that your documents of budding debunkers should be prefaced with a warning that could be titled: I know nothing, but I will say everything!
From political correctness to scientific correctness
Preferably the rantings of the budding debunkers should be prefaced by this Disclaimer - the content of this document should be consulted under the supervision of genuine experts who are free from conflicts of interest and who demonstrate in-depth theoretical knowledge in addition to hands on experience in the field of the disputed subject. It is strongly discouraged for side line commentators of all kinds.
As the eminent physicist Stephen Hawking taught us: “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge!”
Man thanks for this excellent fact-checking of the false fact-checkers. If you indulge me, her is my take on the hole story of fact-checking. It was published in the on line publication Libre Média on October 31. Here is the English version:
Open letter to all budding debunkers and their followers
By Bernard Massie | Opinions
This letter is addressed to a composite portrait of the anonymous debunker, faceless and soulless. To all those whose modus operandi comes from the same mold, that of misinformation skillfully disguised as a lie detector.
And what are these lies according to the gospel of the budding debunkers? They are simply a different perspective that clashes with the debunker's supposedly true narrative, without proper context and discussion, of course.
I am not targeting any debunker in particular, because pretty much all debunkers are in the same mold and there is not one to really redeem the others.
It seems to me that your documents of budding debunkers should be prefaced with a warning that could be titled: I know nothing, but I will say everything!
From political correctness to scientific correctness
Preferably the rantings of the budding debunkers should be prefaced by this Disclaimer - the content of this document should be consulted under the supervision of genuine experts who are free from conflicts of interest and who demonstrate in-depth theoretical knowledge in addition to hands on experience in the field of the disputed subject. It is strongly discouraged for side line commentators of all kinds.
As the eminent physicist Stephen Hawking taught us: “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge!”
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