[thylacine]

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Something that has been bothering me lately is the general mistrust of scientific and academic research in American society...when there is a consensus among the experts in a given field, it seems like we should defer to their judgment. So why doesn't this happen?



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Can you give an example of an established scientific claim that the general public rejects?

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rejected by large minorities of the general public at least:
evolution
big bang