Some notes on Huemer's latest article in his blog. The very simple argument made by Huemer is the following: we should underlie the difference between trusting science and trusting non-academic journals that talk about science. The first kind of behavior is trivially correct (not trivially in the philosophical sense, of course; it is just to say that it is obvious for every rational individual living in our age). But the second attitude is something quite different. Then, Huemer took some examples of that (especially about wearing a mask against COVID-19 transmission). Although Huemer’s thesis can easily be supported, I think he gave unsuitable examples, which in turn confirm an idea that isn’t scientific (and evidence) based. #1 ( Different opinions throughout time is not a defeater) First of all, it is not appropriate to cite CDC’s guidance and how the strategy of wearing a mask had changed throughout these years. Indeed, we can’t compare the first indications at the ...