There is a trend these days, particularly online, to just
trust the experts. The experts of course are those that hold to the politically
correct views such as Big Bang to man evolution, man-caused climate change, and
a lot more. Inherent in this idea is the notion of Scientific elitism.
Scientific elitism is
the notion that approved scientists are not to be questioned when they say
something considered scientific. Of course, the only scientists who have this
privilege of being unquestioned are those who follow the official party line
and accept whatever leftist agenda exists on the topic they are talking about.
I have encountered criticism simply for not blindly
accepting what is said about evolution, climate change, and other topics. That
is the problem with such elitist attitudes. you are expected to blindly follow
the elites even if the direction they are going seems ridiculous. What a lot of
people do not realize is that such attitudes are completely unscientific. What
is actually scientific Is being able to question and even refute claims that
are made in the name of science. No matter how scientific an idea may be
originally, it ceases to be truly scientific when you are no longer allowed to
question it.
The moment somebody tells you that you may not question what
a scientist has said, the person making the statement is engaging in scientific
elitism and not true science. Elitist attitudes are among the biggest dangers
that genuine science faces. This is because not only can scientific elitism
prevent progress in specific fields being discussed by the elites but in
related fields as well.
The danger that elitist attitudes in science pose is that it
actually hinder scientific development preventing ideas such as evolution or
old Earth geological theories from being challenged. Even if the theory being
challenged is ultimately correct the challenge still makes real science
stronger. This is because the challenge will strengthen a correct theory. Not
only does it open the door to correcting errors in current theory, but it opens
the door to replacement if it is needed.
The Internet has done wonders for the democratization of
science by making both scientific research and the ability to do scientific
research available to more people. While this does allow for cranks to appear,
it also allows legitimate challenges to establishment science that can open the
door to breakthroughs. Being able to challenge even the most strongly accepting
theories is a critical aspect that strengthens real science. Scientific elitism
is it danger to this critical ability to challenge existing theory, and
consequently, it is a danger to science itself
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