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It seems to me that people are distrusting the sources of scientific information and not science itself. Not everyone has the time and inclination to go sifting through pages and pages of research material just to get an objective and balanced viewpoint on a subject. Some people are swayed more by the personal charisma or perceived honesty of a source than the words written on a piece of paper by somebody they have never heard of.
Plus, people are really lazy and easily led one way or the other. The political grandstanding of various scientific claims isn't helping much either. Politicians aren't very popular right now.
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