June 19, 2006 10:44AM 

# Worshipping at the Altar of Scientific Consensus 

By [Jerry Taylor](https://www.cato.org/people/jerry-taylor) 

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In last Friday’s [National Post](http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=d35ca1eb-50b8-4546-8950-ca9ad18eb252&p=1), Terrence Corcoran shreds the idea that consensus ought to drive scientific discussion.

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