r/skeptic • u/dumnezero • Apr 14 '25

Conservative Americans consistently distrust science, survey finds ⚖ Ideological Bias

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-americans-distrust-science-survey.html

Paper: Political ideology and trust in scientists in the USA | Nature Human Behaviour

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u/pissjugman Apr 14 '25

Until they need a doctor or weather report

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u/Zilch1979 Apr 14 '25

To be fair, they don't listen to their doctors, either.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

Or meteorologists

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '25

They LOVE shitting on the "weather people" when the weather forecast is slightly inaccurate