Funviralpark Current Twitter CEO Elon Musk has declared that Twitter encourages “reasonable” skepticism about scientific data.
“Twitter’s new policy is to follow science, and this inevitably involves reasonable questioning of science,” Musk wrote.
Many Twitter users have gathered to suggest that the policy encourages the real pursuit of scientific truth.
Evolutionary behavioral scientist Gad Saad appeared to be sarcastically joking about the dogmatic treatment of scientific experts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This illustrated photo taken in Krakow, Poland on September 15, 2022 shows Elon Musk’s Twitter profile displayed on a mobile phone screen with the Twitter logo displayed on the screen.
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I dismissed my doctorate. 7 hours Fauci. Here’s what I learned about “science”:
“Science is what Lord Fauci says it is,” Saad quipped. “Your Excellency is Science”
“People who say that questioning them is questioning science itself is not considered a scientist,” Musk said.
Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, tweeted, “Bad news for transgender extremists, COVID-19 totalitarians and climate change alarmists.”
Journalist David Martosco called on his followers to recognize that Musk’s announcement means a lot.
“Isn’t it surprising that this is a departure from what we’ve seen for years?” he asked. “We hope that it means that it is acceptable to examine who is funding science and what restrictions they impose on scientists.”
Eric Weinstein, a mathematical physicist, economist, and managing director of Thiel Capital, expressed hope that this shift could lead to big changes in many areas.
“This. Change. Everything. If true,” he wrote. “It’s about stopping *lying* about biological sex, healthy reproductive development, ‘herd immunity’, genetic differences between geographically distant populations, horse breeding, the Wuhan Institute’s GoF, etc. 1000% commitment to biologists that they can
Twitter headquarters building in San Francisco.
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“It’s fair and reasonable,” said Joshua Stephens, NASA’s director of global mapping and data visualization. Don’t,” he tweeted.
Some Twitter users appeared to condemn Mr. Musk’s remarks.
New York Times contributor Wajahat Ali tweeted that Musk’s post was “the kind tweeted by a really stupid person.”
Journalist Ashton Pittman tweeted, “By ‘reasonable question’ Elon Musk means idiotic clown car conspiracy theorist bullshit. ”
Elon’s post seemed like a veiled criticism of dogmatism, especially against Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, admitted that the COVID-19 lockdown was “harsh” but necessary. He said he hopes to use his experience to inspire the younger generation of scientists.
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That same day, Musk announced that Twitter platform staff previously “had an internal Slack channel ironically called ‘Fauci Fan Club.'” platform.
Musk also tweeted a statement questioning Fauci’s institutional accountability.
“Few people seem to realize that the NIH’s chief of bioethics, who is supposed to ensure that Fauci behaves ethically, is his wife,” Musk wrote.
Earlier in December, Musk reportedly joked, “My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci.”
