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Scientifically Proven Bias

A bias that treats the phrase “scientifically proven” as a magic incantation that settles all debate, regardless of the quality, applicability, or interpretation of the science invoked. Scientifically proven bias assumes that once something has been declared “scientifically proven” by a favored authority, it becomes immune to criticism, while anything not yet so labeled is inherently suspect. It ignores the provisional nature of science, the complexity of translating findings to policy, and the social processes that determine what counts as “proven.” It is scientism dressed as epistemic humility.
Example: “He cited a single study as ‘scientifically proven’ to end the discussion about vaccine policy. When she pointed out the study’s limitations, he said she was ‘denying science.’ Scientifically proven bias: using the label of proof to foreclose inquiry.”

100% Scientifically Proven 

100% of people fall for that
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
Word of the Day on May 31, 2026
Add a tablespoon of jarlic to two teaspoons of butter and spread it in bread to make garlic bread
Jarlic by YSAC fanboy June 6, 2020
Word of the Day on May 30, 2026
An armpit enthusiast — typically of the scent, appearance, and touch of hairy underarms.
That dude’s such a pitpig, I have to wear deodorant to keep him at bay.
Pitpig by wimbledon May 28, 2026
Word of the Day on May 29, 2026

You the birthday

You the birthday-you the point, you the topic, the reason we here, can be used as a compliment / u looking good or silly/trolling
Nah fr, you the birthday, you got all the attention.
You the birthday by Dev-in April 4, 2026
Word of the Day on May 28, 2026