Re: The Mistrust of Science and Scholarship
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
I think a lot of people live life by this rule quite literally. In any facet of their life they go about their business believing the "experts" until any one of them is proven to be wrong. Once that happens, the average person wants to "protect" herself by not believing anything.
I personally did this with my car. I trusted mechanics at the dealership completely until I had evidence that one of them tried to rip me off. Now, I don't trust any of them, even if they say "well, you might want new tires, that one is pretty bald" and I can actually see my reflection in the tire.
Just ramblings on a slow Friday at work....
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