Objective reality is sometimes painful, nuanced, and rarely has tidy solutions. It is a poor vehicle for a narrative. Thus, it is weaponized by contorting it i

Objective reality is sometimes painful, nuanced, and rarely has tidy solutions. It is a poor vehicle for a narrative. Thus, it is weaponized by contorting it into half-truths that serve the important purpose of affirming pre-existing values. The past year has made it extraordinarily clear that the epistemology of science is far too demanding for most people. And that’s okay; it just usually isn’t so starkly obvious.