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>That is the irrational part and uneducated part. It implies not understanding how science works Yes. The public is irrational, uneducated, doesn't understand
by etrabroline 6y ago
>That is the irrational part and uneducated part. It implies not understanding how science works
Yes. The public is irrational, uneducated, doesn't understand how science works and they have been told conflicting information by the media and politicians that "came from the experts", so now people's trust in science is falling too. I think that's what the parent is lamenting. We need better leaders and editors.
- watwut 6y agoSure. But we are in the following context: > I know a couple of well educated and rational people that are already stating they will not take a vaccine once it's available, simply because they "can't" trust any data and study done on it." And the point is, they are neither rational nor educated. Too much of irrational is defended by "he is rational person" even when the person in question is demonstrably not acting rationally and demonstrably does not know what he is talking about. Had there been new vaccine defended by only one study that has not been even peer reviewed yet, they and you absolutely should not trust it. You absolutely should not trust vaccine because author wrote article in popular non scientific journal either.