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Comment by pron

18 days ago

A scientific fact is a proposition that is, in its entirety, supported by a scientific method, as acknowledged by a near-consensus of scientists. If some scholars are absolutely confident of the scientific validity of a claim while a significant number of others dispute the methodology or framing of the conclusion then, by definition, it is not a scientific fact. It's a scientific controversy. (It could still be a real fact, but it's not (yet?) a scientific fact.)

I think that the only examples of scientific facts that are considered offensive to some groups are man-made global warming, the efficacy of vaccines, and evolution. ChatGPT seems quite honest about all of them.