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Richard Lindzen on Science

born 1940 United States

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With respect to science, the assumption behind consensus is that science is a source of authority and that authority increases with the number of scientists. Of course, science is not primarily a source of authority. Rather, it is a particularly effective approach to inquiry and analysis. Skepticism is essential to science; consensus is foreign.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Richard Lindzen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.