Effective propaganda creates cognitive dissonance. It seems it is likely easier to convince people scientists don't believe something than it is to convince th

Effective propaganda creates cognitive dissonance. It seems it is likely easier to convince people scientists don't believe something than it is to convince them scientists are stupid or lying. I guess all you need is one of those "He Said/She Said" TV interviews where you get one of the vast majority of scientists who believe something on one side and one of the minority who disagree on the other side, and then the conclusion is drawn: "Scientists evenly split on the issue! No actionable information is available from Science!"