> I’m sick and tired of people saying “the science is settled” or “trust the science”. Or "I follow the science". Nope, that's not how this works. Science does

> I’m sick and tired of people saying “the science is settled” or “trust the science”. Or "I follow the science". Nope, that's not how this works. Science doesn't tell people what to do. It isn't a book of instructions or a fixed set of truths. It's a process to learn how things work. What you do with those learnings is a squishy human meatspace thing involving values, politics, social norms, traditions, emotions, etc. Anybody who says they "follow the science" is not doing any such thing.