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Wikipedia is not a source. It's a list of sources. You can always add your own (reliable) sources to the list. Basing your decisions on "a bit of knowledge about human nature" is unscientific.


I am not a scientist. And I wouldn't trust scientists using Wikipedia "sources".


Scientific approach is not just for scientists. It's the only approach which works, according to existing (proven) evidence.


I seriously doubt the scientific approach includes Wikipedia.


It includes references in Wikipedia, because those must be from reliable sources.




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