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> Those claiming that "the science is settled" are trying to manipulate the public.

This line of reasoning is also popular among flat earthers, perpetual motion machine builders and climate change deniers.

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>This line of reasoning is also popular among flat earthers

Yes, has been for centuries!

Religious tyrants, crusaders and all sorts of dictatorial rulers down through history used this exact same logic. How are current leaders any different using the same reasoning and language?

Because you can question science (and people do, that's how science progresses!), you just can't do it arbitrarily / out of your ass.

Then who's talking 'arbitrarkily' is decided arbitrarily by a board at twitter.

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