Strict hard science is not applicable for vague questions s.a "should drugs usage be legal". We are not going to conduct a series of controlled experiments. We

Strict hard science is not applicable for vague questions s.a "should drugs usage be legal". We are not going to conduct a series of controlled experiments. We're left with a collection of statistical observations, polluted by various uncontrolled externals ("this is Portugal", "that is Netherlands"). The only sensible way to reconcile the different outcomes in a manner the mob can understand is using the annoying term "scientific consensus"