Should science filmmakers tell the truth?
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@emo_pinata wrote: Sure, docs should tell the truth. But then again money. Read full topic
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@SpunkyTWS wrote: Maybe I've made a mistake in not watching any of these shows on the Discovery channel. When I see something about "real live mermaids found" I assume it's the television version of...
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@popobawa4u wrote: No, "the truth" is a philosophical problem. Documentaries should instead strive to be accurate. I dealt with this problem a lot when my child was around 7-8 years old, trying to...
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@MarjaE wrote: There has to be room for parody. Spinal Tap, for example. There doesn't have to be room for misrepresenting people's work and opinions. That one on Punic exiles in the Andes, for...
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@vonbobo wrote: When science is misunderstood, I feel like the problem is much deeper than misleading fictional documentaries. Read full topic
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@CarlMud wrote: There's the capital T "Truth" that I don't believe humans can fully know and then there's whether you're being honest about what you think could be true and what you have evidence to...
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@Boundegar wrote: You're worried about truth, when 30% of Americans think there's a "debate" over climate change. Read full topic
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@popobawa4u wrote: There can and should be debate about everything. This is a separate problem from choosing to be ignorant of evidence. Even if everybody agreed that they had the evidence, they would...
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@WalterPlinge wrote: There is a debate over climate change. It's just that one side has no idea what it's talking about. I just find it dangerous to subordinate the truth to popular opinion, since the...
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@HMSGoose wrote: It would also become a hugely complex practical problem to try to protect or safeguard the reputation of "Science Shows." What becomes the regulatory line between a science show and...
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@jerwin wrote: MarjaE: That one on Punic exiles in the Andes, for example. This one? Read full topic
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@popobawa4u wrote: You seem to think of this as a fundamentally top-down problem, which I think is undemocratic while also addressing only the symptoms of the problem. People tend to be taught from...
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@WalterPlinge wrote: This would all be very nice if people were actually objective or rational. They're not. It's not taught, it's built in. One cannot "overcome" bias so much as one can try to...
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@popobawa4u wrote: Funny that people are rarely ever satisfied to accept supposedly "built-in" limitations in other areas of human experience. Even when there are limitations, athletes, physicians,...
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@ChuckV wrote: popobawa4u: There can and should be debate about everything. Bullshit Read full topic
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@shaddack wrote: popobawa4u: Even when there are limitations, athletes, physicians, thinkers, and others can certainly push the envelope as to what is humanly possible. And the athletes have a wide...
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@WalterPlinge wrote: Again, to reiterate: there is something to be said for encouraging critical thinking and skepticism. The danger is in believing it is possible for people to be entirely objective...
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@Willondon wrote: "Everything" might have been a bit extreme, but I think there's a case to be made for some breadth in the scope of debate. Maybe just not everything. Read full topic
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@HMSGoose wrote: Yeah, I was critiquing the idea that any kind of top-down management of truth in science shows would make any sense. I assumed that the headline was asking the question of...
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@gadgetgirl02 wrote: I watched a lot of documentaries as a kid (one of the few TV show types my entire family could agree on). We watched more factual documentaries, but we also watched docs on...
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@ChuckV wrote: Oh, you're here for an argument. I'm sorry this is abuse... Read full topic
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@popobawa4u wrote: gadgetgirl02: I watched a lot of documentaries as a kid (one of the few TV show types my entire family could agree on). We watched more factual documentaries, but we also watched...
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