The Five Principles Are Cherry Picking Evidence

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The five principles are cherry picking evidence a belief in conspiracy theories, belief in fake experts and engaging in alogical reasoning. That's the script that climate deniers, anti vaxers, all of em end up using. What i'm convinced actually works to convert people out of science denial is that they change their identity. People want to be respected and listened to. And if you sit them down with a scientist who is in a warm and engaging, respectful and listens, they sometimes will change their mind. If for listeners, this is a etn goin net flakes and watch the ed behind, beyond, hind the curve, beyond the curve, i forget.

“Climate change is a hoax — and so is coronavirus.” “Vaccines are bad for you.” These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed — they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts, and believe conspiracy theories. How can we convince such people otherwise? How can we get them to change their minds and accept the facts when they don’t believe in facts? In this conversation based on his new book, Lee McIntyre shows that anyone can fight back against science deniers, and argues that it’s important to do so.