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		nonrandomstring on Sept 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intermediate sci knowledge associated with overcon... There is also: 3. Science the institution. As in "What Science says about X" as if there was a single authoritative, coherent entity we could call Science.

NikolaNovak on Sept 14, 2023 | [–]

It is frequently used that way, and I suppose I didn't include it because I feel it's an incorrect usage... but I'd have to agree with you that it might even be the most common :-/

Ensorceled on Sept 14, 2023 | [–]

This is often what is meant when the lay person uses "science" or "scientists" in a (usually) derogatory way.

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