[reed13k]

Let me sum up what I gleaned: there is a difference between a hypothesis, postulate, theory, and law. Be sure to ask your local scientist which he is promoting and know the difference. Data is not knowledge. And science is messy and if anyone says it isn’t then they are looking for a handout or selling something.

[reed13k]

Oh, and a lot of “smart” people are REALLY stuck on themselves and can’t take/won’t allow criticism.

[grey_whiskers]

Pretty close; the problem is that the *propagation* of correct knowledge is uneven, and even beyond that, even if something is correct, many people in a position to "speak from authority" as scientists or doctors or whatnot, reject it since it conflicts with what they were taught or what they've read of it

caveat emptor holds true even in science.

But science is not often sold as that, more often it is sold as the *one* place that the layperson can let their guard down.

More's the pity.

Cheers!