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The principle that certain scientific positions are granted unearned authority—privileged not because they're better supported but because they're associated with dominant institutions, funders, or research traditions. The Law of Privileged Scientific Position argues that some research gets funded, published, and cited by default; other research struggles for recognition. This privilege shapes what counts as science, what questions get asked, what answers are accepted. The law calls for examining why certain positions are privileged, who benefits, and what's excluded. It's the foundation of scientific humility, of the recognition that your position's privilege may have nothing to do with its truth.
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