We’ve heard the phrase “Trust the science” many times over the last couple of years. However, science is an ongoing process of inquiry. The only way it can work is if people don’t trust it, but instead subject it to reasonable scrutiny.
The greater modern myth is the concept that we don’t have the authority to learn for ourselves, to observe the world around us and form our own conclusions. If our personal observations are at odds with a peer-reviewed study, we should reject our own experience and trust a paper written by someone we have never met.
Science is more than double blind tests and peer-reviewed papers. In fact, the only way anyone can do science is by trusting their own observations and forming conclusions based on them.
(Read the transcript and find important links on the site: A Beautiful Thought – The Myth of Science: Episode 431)

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