(Note to self: I am sooooo lucky there are no "truth in thread title" laws on this forum. "Best thread ever"! HAH! HAH! HAH! I slay myself!)
QUESTION: Can a fact be considered "scientific knowledge" if that fact cannot be reliably inter-subjectively verified even in principle?
FIRST BONUS QUESTIONS: What is the relationship, if any, between a reliably inter-subjectively verified fact and a consensus of researchers or scientists? Would a consensus be likely to gather in support of something being a fact if that fact could not be reliably inter-subjectively verified even in principle?
SECOND BONUS QUESTION: Does your poor dear mother know you hang out on the internet with a lying old man prone to asking you intimate questions about "exotic" subjects and who is known to worship dancing girls?
QUESTION: Can a fact be considered "scientific knowledge" if that fact cannot be reliably inter-subjectively verified even in principle?
FIRST BONUS QUESTIONS: What is the relationship, if any, between a reliably inter-subjectively verified fact and a consensus of researchers or scientists? Would a consensus be likely to gather in support of something being a fact if that fact could not be reliably inter-subjectively verified even in principle?
SECOND BONUS QUESTION: Does your poor dear mother know you hang out on the internet with a lying old man prone to asking you intimate questions about "exotic" subjects and who is known to worship dancing girls?