> at least some scientists are in it for the explanation What the scientists are in it for is one thing. But what confidence non-scientist members of the publi

> at least some scientists are in it for the explanation What the scientists are in it for is one thing. But what confidence non-scientist members of the public should have in claims made by scientists is another. The latter is what prediction is for: the better the predictive track record of the scientific claims, the higher the confidence they deserve.