> The array of theories presently in the making is a vastly complex and shifting edifice of debate, contradictory research results, and opinion. You might compa

> The array of theories presently in the making is a vastly complex and shifting edifice of debate, contradictory research results, and opinion. You might compare the output of the scientific community in this sense with the output of a financial market: a staggeringly varied torrent of data that is confusing and overwhelming to the layperson, but which - when considered in aggregate - more clearly shows the way to someone who has learned to read the ticker tape. Good point, but the problem is the media and public opinion often don't recognize this. So some research result that gains notoriety is treated as the truth from the mountain top without this context.