I can understand your point, but isn&#x27;t the answer just &quot;more science&quot;?  We want to have a theory based on early data (since there <i>will</i> be a policy, whether explicit or not, so better to base it on our best ideas to date), but it&#x27;s early and we don&#x27;t really know what we&#x27;re doing.  Then we get better data and better theories and voila!  New consensus, better theory, better policies (in theory ;-).<p>Maybe advocate more open-mindedness so paradigm shifts don&#x27;t require extinction of the proponents of the previous theory?  Or strive for more policy responsiveness to scientific discoveries (I guess it&#x27;s pretty clear this would be a Good Thing)?<p>I think structurally encouraging policies to be built around actual scientific consensus and data (and to keep up with the field) could go a long way.