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Conservative Americans consistently distrust science, survey finds (phys.org)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I mean, to be fair there IS a lot of fraud in science - corporations hiring people to write research which has a bias; but because of the scientific method, we find them and remove them constantly.

Conservatives think that Science is a competing religion, and not simply a method of learning about the world around you. They're just short of flat-earthers, who've gone COMPLETELY bonkers and don't trust any authority whatsoever.

I'd say, honestly, that those people probably have some sort of mental disorder.

[–] agamemnonymous 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There's "science" the process, referring to the scientific method, and "science" the object, referring to the body of findings.

I trust science(p), because there really isn't any better way we know of to approximate truth. I don't "trust" science(o) because the whole point of science(p) is to constantly, vigilantly scrutinize and test science(o). I do cautiously accept most science(o) in my daily life, but always with the caveat that new information may change things. I would hope most scientists would agree.