We found, for example, saying “Scientists believe methane emissions soared to a record in 2021” led readers to view methane levels as more a matter of opinion compared to saying “Scientists know…”

Renneder@sh.itjust.works · 28 days ago

snooggums@midwest.social · 28 days ago

Well, yeah. Believe has a different meaning than know and should not be used for something that has evidence.

CitizenKong@lemmy.world · edit-2 27 days ago

Yeah, “scientists believe” is a contradiction in itself. Scientists hypothesize, theorize or know, or they wouldn’t be scientists.