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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
There was once 'broad scientific consensus' that; the earth was flat; that asbestos was harmless & that saturated fat caused heart disease.
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Wrong on all three.
1) There never was a
scientific consensus (or even a significant scientific minority view) that the Earth was flat. There was a
religious dogma that said so (and still does :-)). A good many early scientists endangered themselves by demonstrating otherwise. See e.g. Galileo, Copernicus,
et al.
2) Asbestos, like a good many other things, is far less harmful than certain public hysterics would like us to believe. Certainly in the ways and quantities it was used prior to the mid-20th century.
3) Sorry, but excessive consumption of saturated fats IS linked to heart disease.