The problem isn't science or scientists. It is people's ignorant expectations of science or willful ignorance of what science actually tells us.
Ex. When a new virus emerges, the transmission rate, transmissivity, durability, lethality of that virus is completely unknown. The science is to take a very conservative approach until the virus is understood, you know, so it doesn't kill the entire human race.
Ignorant people expect scientist to provide exact answers on the best way to handle a novel virus. Ignorant people blame the scientists when the scientists explain the situation in terms that SHOULD be understood by the common man or woman.
The ignorant believe scientists are all wrong, when one or two protective measures are retroactively deemed to not have been needed.
The scientist tried to explain in complicated terms, which was intentionally or ignorantly misunderstood. So scientists necessarily had to simplify the message-to you know, save the human race.
People who make claims like 'People are really surprised I understand this stuff' During a visit to the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, President Trump touted his own understanding of the coronavirus outbreak. "Maybe I have natural ability," he said, referring to a "super-genius" relative who was a scientist.are simply ignorant who denigrate actual knowledge and experience.
Getting people like Visitor to understand a very complex situation is very difficult.
