I think GP was referring to themself as science illiterate, maybe? It seemed like an odd comment to make given this seems like a decently rigorous paper in a r

I think GP was referring to themself as science illiterate, maybe? It seemed like an odd comment to make given this seems like a decently rigorous paper in a reputable journal. So saying “only cool people believe in science, that’s not this science” seems really off and odd to me.