Comment by ordu
17 hours ago
> Very simple thought exercise that allows to conclude, someone "saying they understood" (or agree) bears absolutely no weight to something's validity.
Well, it is always was so? It doesn't matter if the person claiming things is impersonator or not, either you dive into the topic yourself and decide for yourself, or you wait for a consensus among specialists to settle.
I mean, in 2026, after the rise of the Internet, where lies are widespread, AND after the rise of an AI, that removed such anchors of truth as a video proof for example, I believe everyone smart spend some time meditation on an operational definition of truth and now has something that doesn't depend on knowledge that the source is not an impersonator.
Yeah from an objective truth seeking perspective, and i agree with you, it's hard and often times impractical.
About 2y ago, before AI was all the rage - lookup: controversy, scientific fraud networks, "paper mills"