This is a non sequitur, which is ironic, given the rant. For one, there are entire disciplines about ethics and philosophy of science. Also, the number of sci

This is a non sequitur, which is ironic, given the rant. For one, there are entire disciplines about ethics and philosophy of science. Also, the number of scientists that have been legitimized outside their area of expertise, in the context of public discourse, is orders of magnitude lower than pretty much in any other career.