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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by opportune on Monday March 18, 2019 @04:24PM (#19424843)
I don't see that as a bad thing. With religion, upwards of 90% of people don't really know shit about actual theology or anything of that nature (i.e. the reasoning behind beliefs). They just know some basic beliefs about their sect because their pastor told them so and their parents probably believing the same thing.

Similarly, wre can't really expect everyone to know or care why evolution/heliocentrism is a settled topic but it's really helpful for them to trust the scientific process regardless.

Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by icelancer on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @01:46AM (#19428384)
> trust the scientific process

This would be fine (mostly). But this isn't what they mean. They believe scientists. Not the methods. This defeats the entire purpose of science.