The job of science is to deliver reality back to us, not the other way around, and instead of trying to convince people to believe what they say, I would challenge scientists to engage citizens in the process of critical curiosity through thinking scientifically. Scientific facts are being disproven and proven again all the time. The most important thing is not to get the answers right but to be willing to ask the questions, even if the results are not quite what you expected.
- - “The importance of thinking scientifically” by Anne Toomey, April 1st, 2011.
Originally posted to Science for Citizens.
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