Why all of this 'all or nothing' attitude to everything? Dare I suggest that this comes from an almost uniquely American attitude to winning things? There is

Why all of this 'all or nothing' attitude to everything? Dare I suggest that this comes from an almost uniquely American attitude to winning things? There is good science, and bad science. Scientific study is produced by people, with all of their faults, and it is a refinement and rethink over time that turns "established fact!" into nuanced understanding. If this isn't recognized, it is used by some to say "that fact turned out to be wrong! Therefore that science is wrong!". It isn't like that. Science comes from a question, or many questions. Scientists (i.e. people) use observation to turn those questions into what they think are answers. It is this process that is science, not the facts that they produce. If all you do is focus on facts, you can't critically analyze why something shouldn't be correct, and further science by thinking about how you can explain why this isn't the case. So you end up with arguments about facts instead of arguments about why observations and perceptions are different, which is what science is supposed to be about. My 2.2c.