Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US

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52. Well, we "cherish" objectivity

or at least see it as a worthwhile goal, while (hopefully) recognizing that a pure version of it will never be achieved, because it allows (among other things) you and me to judge that the views of those male doctors were NOT particularly objective, or correct. Science and scientists have been wrong about many things for many reasons down through history. The gathering of knowledge is a process rife with human biases and prejudices, but by making it a collective and ongoing enterprise, individual and group biases can gradually be filtered out, leaving improved and useful knowledge behind.

And yes, as I already recognized, some "experts"are less than expert, and some experts misuse their knowledge or their veneer of expertise. In going on at length about this, neither you nor Zinn are revealing anything particularly new. Some experts lie. Some moderately and marginally competent people lie as well. What of it? What alternative do you or Zinn offer? Does this mean we should wish that experts and expertise didn't exist? Or just that we wish people were better and more honest? Or that people should improve their critical thinking skills? Again, duh...but don't hold your breath.