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Originally Posted by Matata
People trust science, but then use govt and media to source 100% of their science. If people actually wanted to be true to the scientific method, they would be hostile and untrusting of every bit of science that comes their way. Instead, the public at large would rather crown "scientists" as the new high priests and accept their decrees. I get it, science is hard and you basically have to dedicate most of your life to it to have any degree of proficiency or intuitive understanding about it, and even then you can only claim expertise in a handful of subjects.
"Trust the science" is literally the most unscientific statement you could ever possibly make, and it always comes from govt and media. "Trust nothing, aggregate as many possible sources and never assume you're correct" doesn't roll off the tongue the same way.
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The problem is that most people are not equipped to handle that on any single subject, let alone all of science. I mean, you are aware of these things, yet also clearly fail spectacularly in your ability to do it. So failing everyone being an expert in every subject, you have no choice but to defer to experts and "trust the scientific method". If you can't do that(which is what misinformation peddlers are pushing us to embrace as a new mantra) then how to you expect the average moron who can't navigate a Tim Hortons drive thru to understand the nuances of biological processes, or how pollution impacts us, or any number of extremely complicated topics that researchers dedicate their lives to understanding?