This is really just more evidence of a longer trending-up in the belief that fibbing is OK if it serves the greater good. You can exaggerate the dangers of seco

This is really just more evidence of a longer trending-up in the belief that fibbing is OK if it serves the greater good. You can exaggerate the dangers of secondhand smoke, if that helps you stamp out smoking. [0] You can exaggerate the general population's risk of contracting HIV, if that raises awareness for AIDS research. [1] And you can, clearly, misrepresent the science on gender differences if it serves a larger feminist platform. [2] Surely, some scientists must know they're doing this. But, crucially, most people are just repeating what they've been told by experts. [0] http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2017/02/secondhand_smoke_isn_t_as_bad_as_we_thought.html http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_exa... [1] https://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/people-think-it-s-easy-contract-hiv-s-good-thing-right-maybe-not-guest-post-jason-kerwin https://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/people-think-i... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hb3oe7-PJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hb3oe7-PJ8