>> People just don't trust authorities with different political leanings than them. > This. People aren't really looking at "the evidence" to make a personal d

>> People just don't trust authorities with different political leanings than them. > This. People aren't really looking at "the evidence" to make a personal decision on an issue, they search out some authority that appeals to them and follow that. Never have people always gone to first principles on all of the evidence. They have always looked towards people they trust to prime their beliefs. There were times when experts were that trusted authority. Sadly it’s more common that your crazy conspiracy uncle is now trusted by more people than in the past and authorities are trusted by fewer than in my lifetime.