For most people, the statement "Yeah well you can prove anything with science" is true. In the same way that a car mechanic can convince me of anything he wants

For most people, the statement "Yeah well you can prove anything with science" is true. In the same way that a car mechanic can convince me of anything he wants, since I know so little about cars (and he knows so much). Just like I can convince most people anything I want about computers, since I know a lot more than them. Given that, people's strategy of ignoring scientific studies is smart. There are usually studies that "prove" both sides of the issue, and people have no way of telling which is more accurate.