> Contemporary science deniers have not one (religious) motive, but many — greed, fear, bias, convenience, profits, politics — to which they cling with various

> Contemporary science deniers have not one (religious) motive, but many — greed, fear, bias, convenience, profits, politics — to which they cling with various degrees of sincerity and cynicism. While doubtless describing many, this is a straw man when it comes to broad mistrust of scientific expertise. Issues like psychology's replication crisis and the continuously flip flopping advocate-science in areas like nutrition make people justly suspicious of the scientific establishment, regardless of how they would feel about an ideal scientific process.