Squorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoWell whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did itlemmy.worldimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down178
arrow-up1175arrow-down1imageWell whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did itlemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareBronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIsn’t this what led to the Argument From Authority Fallacy? Scientist need to stay in their lane, and expect blowback when they don’t. Newton’s belief in alchemy doesn’t tarnish his development of calculus.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIndeed. Though Alchemy was a much more credible branch of natural philosophy back then
minus-squareunderwire212@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoMoreso ad hominem. Attacking the character of the person rather than the argument itself
Isn’t this what led to the Argument From Authority Fallacy? Scientist need to stay in their lane, and expect blowback when they don’t. Newton’s belief in alchemy doesn’t tarnish his development of calculus.
Indeed. Though Alchemy was a much more credible branch of natural philosophy back then
Moreso ad hominem. Attacking the character of the person rather than the argument itself