Something I should say more often:

Science is not a thing or a place or a group of people or results.
Science is just how humans figure stuff out.

Some scientists are not trustworthy, but that is not a reflection on the trustworthiness of science.

Ironically, most people I meet who are "science deniers" are doing so for good, scientific reasons. They don't trust the appeals to authority. They have been mislead by scientists before. Etc.
Whereas most people I meet who are science supporters are doing so for the least scientific of reasons. They trust in those appeals to authority. They sweep aside mistakes of the past and flaws in the process.


This bothers me, and I want people to appreciate this irony in its fullness.