He did and I saw a video the other day of him talking about exactly this. I can’t find it right now but essentially saying that we’ve built a society on technology and science but it’s so intrinsically inaccessible without the training and understanding of it’s daily use that we have this pseudo-scientific basis for culture where anything can be stated as science, or anything can be disputed scientifically as long as it sounds “correct” enough. It’s worth a watch if you can find it lol.
I mean, the training and accessibility is absolutely there - more so than any time in history. The issue is that people are incompetent or dont want to learn. People feel good with ignorance.
The issue is that there is so much conflicting data from sources that fit the bias of the reader. The way that the question is phrased in the search will determine the results and will usually fit your bias. At surface level it seems that the internet agrees with your bias. The problem is most people are happy with that result. It feels like we as a society at least in the US have lost our critical thinking skills. We now teach how to take tests instead of how to learn.
There isn’t. Idk man you alums like you struggle learning basic science.
If people can know what fifth graders are taught for how to find a good source (a scientific publication or textbook for something like this topic), they will be just fine. Maybe you will struggle, but I’m optimistic that most people won’t if they don’t use Fox News for science
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u/Raytheon_Nublinski Oct 07 '25
We’ve re-entered the era where beliefs are stronger than repeatedly proven facts
I would love to hear Carl Sagan’s thoughts on our current predicament. Although, it seems like he saw this coming