>remain skeptical at all times about government-funded science
Worth saying again.
Always follow the money. Something I learned from Rush and my early days lurking at FR in the late-90s.
In the 1950s we emphasized “In God We Trust” and “Under God” on our coins and pledge of allegiance. Why? Did the US suddenly become more Godly?
We did this because we recognized that the NAZIs and Commies were highly educated and made the same plea that the Bishops made in the 1400s...TRUST THE EDUCATED.
In the 1950s we said: Do not trust the educated. Do not trust the person who has all the answers and a solution to all mankind’s problems.
Trust God. Trust the science of God. But do not trust the bishops of God, nor the bishops of science. They are humans no better, no worse than the rest of us.
We need a new awakening to the reality that there is a big difference between “Trust the science” and “Trust the scientist”.