This is aimed at those who can’t make an informed opinion themselves. (And most of us can’t. Even a scientist can’t often make an informed opinion about a result from a different discipline.) What it means is: “Trust the official scientific institutions. However broken they may be you are still better off trusting them than trusting the alternative sources of information.”
This is aimed at those who can’t make an informed opinion themselves. (And most of us can’t. Even a scientist can’t often make an informed opinion about a result from a different discipline.) What it means is: “Trust the official scientific institutions. However broken they may be you are still better off trusting them than trusting the alternative sources of information.”
That smacks of religion.
Yes, it does. Any better ideas?