For Some, Scientists Aren't the Authority on Science
If anyone on the left was paying attention they would know that it isn&#x27;t science -v- anti-science as they demonize it but politicized science -v- independent science. It is amazing to me that the same people that dismiss &quot;tobacco&quot; or &quot;soda industry&quot; science&#x2F;scientists have no problem accepting &quot;government&quot; science at face value.  That govt now funds the vast majority of scientific research in the world it should come as no surprise that a lot of it such &quot;science&quot; is used to justify increasing govt power. This is not an explicit policy or devious strategy but implicit outcome of govt funded science performed by real human beings who respond to incentives. Read Ayn Rand&#x27;s &quot;The Establishing of an Establishment&quot; in &quot;Philosophy:Who Needs It&quot; for a good explanation of the process. The politicization of science is destroying the credibility of science which should come as no surprise.<p>NB: Before anyone jumps to conclusions; not a Trump supporter and did not vote for him. Also, I think that global warming is probably true based on historical and temperature records (but I put almost zero confidence in &quot;climate models&quot;) but it is not nearly as dire as the scaremongers suggest.