Science isn't a series of facts. Science is a story about the beliefs and actions of the authors, who belong to an elite group with a group code of ethics and norms. Those ethics and norms lend trust in the authors.
You cannot arrive at truth through pure induction nor by merely collecting "facts".
Autonomic and hedonic response to affective touch in autism spectrum disorder
Capiotto et al., 2024, Autism Res.
"Our results reveal a noteworthy discrepancy in ASD population between the subjective experience, characterized by amplified hedonic but also unpleasant responses, and the physiological response, marked by a lack of autonomic activation related to affective touch. "
I want to to have an amazing day. This is your day, today. That doesn't mean everything will go as planned or how you'd like it to go. It means that no matter what the world throws at you, you're gonna hang onto your joy. Happy Pride Month!
Dying of Whiteness (Boston Review)
Jonathan M. Metzl, 2019
"Trevor voiced a literal willingness to die for his place in this hierarchy, rather than participate in a system that might put him on the same plane as immigrants or racial minorities."
"a dominant strain of the electorate voted in politicians whose platforms of American greatness were built on embodied forms of demise."