The fact that science is continually updating itself is the reason to trust it. Science doesn't rest on its laurels. It doesn't say "Well, solved that one! Don't ever have to think about that again!"

Science is continually re-evaluating itself in light of new information, discarding conclusions that are no longer supported by evidence, and making new ones based on new understandings of the elements involved.

[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Yeah, that seems to be the article's thesis, just a misleading title.

What I’m proposing is neither global pessimism nor naïve faith. It’s local skepticism, or disciplined trust, which is precisely what science needs to improve itself. The history of science is indeed a graveyard of theories, but the fact that science keeps changing is a mark of its strength. It keeps changing because the world is complex and full of wonder. That isn’t a problem; it’s the engine that drives scientific progress