Liz Goodwin, Yahoo! News:
Conservatives, particularly those with college educations, have become dramatically more skeptical of science over the past four decades, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Sociological Review. Fewer than 35 percent of conservatives say they have a “great deal” of trust in the scientific community now, compared to nearly half in 1974.
Science is now just another tool used to create political polarization. It only works in this context if people fail to think for themselves. Unfortunately, it appears to be working.