Thanks to their education, science experts are accorded prestige and influence. This means that criticism of experts can quickly dismissed as irrational science-denial. As an "average citizen" it is therefore difficult to defend a position that avoids both blind trust and equally thoughtless mistrust. How can we avoid both naiveté and paranoia?
Searching for Justified Trust in Science Experts
Searching for Justified Trust in Science…
Searching for Justified Trust in Science Experts
Thanks to their education, science experts are accorded prestige and influence. This means that criticism of experts can quickly dismissed as irrational science-denial. As an "average citizen" it is therefore difficult to defend a position that avoids both blind trust and equally thoughtless mistrust. How can we avoid both naiveté and paranoia?