This is a problem far more deeply engrained than just the public's perception of science. I think the primary problem is the inability for most people to self

This is a problem far more deeply engrained than just the public's perception of science. I think the primary problem is the inability for most people to self reflect on what they know, and most importantly, whether they even know it at all, to critically evaluate their assumptions about the universe and the extra meta level of how they came to those assumptions. It is painful to mercilessly question yourself and your entire belief system and in today's world it is probably harder than ever to build a coherent picture of reality due to increasing noise and complexity of ideas.