Who Are You Calling Anti-Science?
Those who reject vaccines or the climate consensus often embrace other legitimate areas of research
By Troy H. Campbell, Lauren Griffin on April 6, 2017
In a couple of weeks, crowds will march nationwide in the March for Science. It’s part of a recent trend pushing back against “anti-science” attitudes that have become all the more prominent since last November’s elections. However, many at this march may greatly misunderstand the “anti-science” behavior they will be marching against. This misunderstanding may be misguiding us in our attempts to make science actually matter.
People’s relationship with science is much more complex and nuanced than "pro-science" or "anti-science." We need to correct some of the misconceptions we have and show that what is often labeled as "anti-science" or “science denial” is often better understood as isolated incidents of motivated bias. In general, trust in science is much higher than we often realize, in part because it includes a lot of people we might often consider “anti-science.”
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/who-are-you-calling-anti-science/
