Those people just THOUGHT they were "trusting the science." They were really trusting Scientism.
Scientism is the practice of taking science out of its own domain, of confusing efficient and final causes, and of convincing oneself that one understands fundamentals when one has not even grasped the superficial phenomena."
Exactly. The truth is that "the science" is ever changing. True, there are scientific laws, but they have been proven through years and years of research, maybe through centuries in some cases. Trusting the science is a lie. They say that so people don't do research or even apply the scientific method to claims made by the government. If they tested the facemask, they will find that they don't work. It is the same with vaccines. What was it that Ronald Reagan said about the government? Oh yeah, the government helping is the worst thing to happen to the country.
Those people just THOUGHT they were "trusting the science." They were really trusting Scientism.
Scientism is the practice of taking science out of its own domain, of confusing efficient and final causes, and of convincing oneself that one understands fundamentals when one has not even grasped the superficial phenomena."
Source, Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/scientism
"the science" is a phrase used by those who are ignorant of science & has nothing to do with science.
Exactly. The truth is that "the science" is ever changing. True, there are scientific laws, but they have been proven through years and years of research, maybe through centuries in some cases. Trusting the science is a lie. They say that so people don't do research or even apply the scientific method to claims made by the government. If they tested the facemask, they will find that they don't work. It is the same with vaccines. What was it that Ronald Reagan said about the government? Oh yeah, the government helping is the worst thing to happen to the country.