The real scientific fact is that MSG is safe to consume in moderate amounts. Excessive consumption, like with most processed foods, can cause headaches and nausea, but it is not inherently dangerous.

A scientific fact is accepted as true for practical purposes. Because we make mistakes, a scientific fact remains open to new evidence that may upend and replace the fact with a new and better one.

The scientific process is neither liberal nor conservative; science is reality-based and, as such, it is apolitical. 2.

Beliefs vs. facts All the experiments were variations on a basic procedure. Participants were given headlines about topics like climate change that differed in terms of their wording. Some of them ...

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Facts and Belief Distrust in science and facts has always been around. Whether it was the debate about evolution or the age of the Earth, when science and belief are in conflict, people tend to lean ...

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