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I think Scott Adam's gets it right here: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/109880240641/sciences-biggest-fail http://blog.dilbert.com/post/109880240641/sciences-bigg

I think Scott Adam's gets it right here: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/109880240641/sciences-biggest-fail http://blog.dilbert.com/post/109880240641/sciences-biggest-f... "So you have the direct problem of science collectively steering my entire generation toward obesity, diabetes, and coronary problems. But the indirect problem might be worse: It is hard to trust science. ... I think science has earned its lack of credibility with the public. If you kick me in the balls for 20-years, how do you expect me to close my eyes and trust you? If a person doesn’t believe climate change is real, despite all the evidence to the contrary, is that a case of a dumb human or a science that has not earned credibility? We humans operate on pattern recognition. The pattern science serves up, thanks to its winged monkeys in the media, is something like this: Step One: We are totally sure the answer is X. Step Two: Oops. X is wrong. But Y is totally right. Trust us this time."

thesimpsons1022 12y ago
except science never says the step one part. They do one study and the media reports on it as a fact. furthermore, you're dumb if you don't understand how science works enough to realize it can change. science always says this what we believe based on the current evidence. if evidence changes of course the belief will.
- coldtea 12y ago
  >except science never says the step one part. Science, the ideal method as imagined in the heavens, does not. Real practicing scientists do it all the time. Not just "the media" misreporting. Tons of scientists present their research findings as the gospel -- even Nobel award winning ones.