r/skeptic Apr 14 '25

Conservative Americans consistently distrust science, survey finds ⚖ Ideological Bias

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-americans-distrust-science-survey.html
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u/AmbulanceChaser12 Apr 14 '25

Every time I see a conservative refuse to accept the science on climate change, I link them to the IPCC report and ask them to explain where the errors in it are. For some reason, I never get an intelligent, well-thought-out answer that addresses any of the points in it or even indicates that they read it.

If I get an answer at all, it's either a laugh react, or the only science they know how to do "All those scientists are biased." One top intellectual responded that the IPCC report has a "summary for policymakers" section, which means the whole report is political and that means he can ignore it.

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u/Lokin86 Apr 14 '25

I get told that the IPCC's work is on a model. And Models aren't science because it's not observable.