Uncomfortable with Contradiction

Uncomfortable with Contradiction May 28, 2017

Uncomfortable with contradictions

The article from which the quote is taken is worth reading in its entirety. Here is another excerpt:

Some people are confused about how certainty and uncertainty can both co-exist at the same time in science, while too many opportunists (creationists and climate change deniers for instance) are ready to pounce on shreds of uncertain knowledge in the peripherals to declare the entire edifice uncertain and hollow. As science communicators, I think that we still fail to convey this co-existence of hard facts and room for doubt to non-specialists, and this failure is a significant reason for so many of our troubles in establishing a dialogue about science with the public.


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