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Both /r/Science and /r/AskScience are very heavily moderated and verified industry experts discuss papers on it.
qqqult | parent | next
There's a lot of interesting discussions on r/science but like the rest of reddit it's such an echo chamber that you end up with bizarre one-sided arguments that discourage all opposing views.
jemmyw | root | parent | next
Is there much space for opposing views on a forum answering science questions? Presumably the purpose is to answer from established science.
swatcoder | root | parent | next
> Is there much space for opposing views on a forum answering science questions?

Perhaps more than anywhere. Science is a process of challenge and response, not a static body of knowledge.

> Presumably the purpose is to answer from established science.

"Established science", which is still subject to debate itself, isn't what link aggregators cover. They bias towarss stuff more like science news and novel study outcomes, which are nothing to do with established science except as a seed for critical discussion.

kragen | root | parent
If something is "established" and has no "space for opposing views" it's the opposite of science. "Dogma", perhaps. In science, by contrast, every belief is at best contingent, subject to rejection when better evidence becomes available. That's what makes it science in the first place!
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andrepd | root | parent
Yeah the upvote based ranking basically means that every comment section is basically dogpile on the same points of view and every dissenting opinion is hidden... Terrible
potato3732842 | parent
Broadly appealing subs like that should be the last subs you cite if your goal is to provide evidince that Reddit isn't lowest common denominator trash.

Even in fairly niche subs I find that "surface level" content quality dominates and nuanced takes are frequently unpopular which is basically a recipe for anyone who knows anything to leave. I find the best subs are satire subs because having to know enough about something to be able to satirize it weeds out all the people who create and perpetuate surface level content. I assume there are some super niche subs that are similar.