In response to my Mother Jones piece, one Dr. Snugglebunny writes:
I am curious to know how the polarization of beliefs has come to its current state (especially in the USA) and why. Has it always been this extreme; it seems not? If not, why and how? More savvy propaganda/media proselytizing? Those questions lead to another, which is what would the way out of this be (surely a problem to confront across future generations, not fixable in the short term, for which the spin-science-to-ideally-match-values point of this piece is the more likely solution)? Better basic training in critical thinking in school science classes? As a scientist, I find that this training is so essential to be able to maximize chances of stepping outside oneself to evaluate facts and assign one's beliefs in proportion to the evidence. And yes, before this point is criticized (that everyone is biased and we are ...
