How Does the Public’s View of Science Go So Wrong?
Americans, increasingly, are acting (and voting) on myths and misinformation about science, and placing themselves at significant risk. In Texas, for example, “personal-belief exemptions” among parents refusing to vaccinate their children increased from 2,314 in the 2003-2004 school year to 44,716 in 2015-2016
Ref:https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-does-the-public-rsquo-s-view-of-science-go-so-wrong/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_POLE_BLOG
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-to-defeat-those-who-are-waging-war-on-science/ Please read this also
The reality is that science touches everything we do, and everyone we love, which is why the War on Science is so deadly serious. This is a war that needs to be won. But in order to do so, scientists and science supporters need to come forward and work on it
A choice between advancing civilization or bringing it down. A choice between knowledge and chaos.
Now, everyone must choose which side they are on.