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I think that, in general, we trust that most scientists are honest in their reporting and that the
peer review process works. However, there are some topics that scientists and teachers of
science should take the time to fully understand the evidence and theoretical underpinnings
for, such as climate change, the modern theory of evolution, the Big Bang, standard model,
etc.
Too many physicists blindly accept the ideas of climate change without ever looking at the
details of the climate models, the historical temperature data, measurement techniques, etc.
This topic is too important to not find out the details because it is a highly politicized field and
people are trying to advance their political agendas.
Scientists should be skeptics and work
through the evidence before being convinced one way or the other. This is essential to
improve the quality of the science and to improve our ability to communicate the findings to
the general public.