It a silly argument used when someone gets proved wrong by the actual evidence.
What is the “science has been wrong before” nonsense?
From Debunking Denialism: “Science Was Wrong Before!”
From Rational Wiki: Science was wrong before
From The Credible Hulk: The “Scientists Were Wrong” Gambit and the Science Denier’s Paradox
From The Credible Hulk: Incommensurability, The Correspondence Principle, and the “Scientists Were Wrong Before” Gambit
From The Credible Hulk: Science has been wrong before, therefore I can make up whatever bullshit I want.
From Skeptico: The appeal to “science was wrong before”
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