(2017-11-11, 02:40 PM)Silence Wrote: Yup. Linda, Chris makes a really good point here.
You are taking an incredibly naïve stance on this topic considering what appears to be your strong desire for people to trust and respect "real science".
Those real practitioners with their heads down calculating need to deal with what their buddy Sean Carroll is doing TO them. Otherwise, the entire lot risks being painted over with a broad brush off arrogance, intellectual dishonest, and a lack of compassion.
I'm pretty sure that teaching children how to access information on seemingly fringe topics does not include, "find an article in a tabloid newspaper on the subject" (Men in Black notwithstanding).
However, what's wrong with the expectation that people (even starting when they are children) can learn to distinguish between someone talking within their area of expertise and outside of it?
And I am missing your point, I think. What are we supposed to be doing? Are you suggesting that scientists should be enforcing widespread censorship against blogs? Or that Sean Carroll be taken into a dark alley and beaten into submission?
Linda