I don’t want to get bogged down into philosophy or politics, although I agree that the Feynman idea of a scientist with integrity seems to have been long forgotten.
Suffice it to say there is modification that can incorporate a range of priors to model the dialogue between an honest advocate and an honest skeptic that will satisfy your concerns. I just want to know if I am making some glaring error in logic before I write any simulations.
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