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[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Who would be the arbiter of truth in this instance?

I generally settle for panels of scientists. Scientists aren't prone to agreeing on things, but much of what they do agree on is a pretty safe bet.

(Even the stuff in that category that turns out wrong often is subtly wrong, rather than glaringly wrong.)