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What's wonderful about science is that the facts don't change just because someone doesn't understand them or misrepresents them. It's just the cold hard truth
by btipling 14y ago
What's wonderful about science is that the facts don't change just because someone doesn't understand them or misrepresents them. It's just the cold hard truth of our universe. Regardless of what anyone says or wants, the world is as it is. So I realize it's tempting to get angry at sloppy science reporting. I don't like to be half informed and I don't appreciate the smugness of decorating bad information with an air of unearned authority. It's on us to teach our children to think critically and point out bad science reporting when it happens. Yet I take comfort in the realization that good science will prevail, because it's just measuring the way things are.
- charonn0 14y agoWe haven't taught critical thinking in (US) schools for at least 30 years. It's all about standardized test scores now; fill-in-the-bubble rather than fill-in-the-blank.