The rightful place of science should be an important pillar of our democracy. For that reason, it shouldn't as inaccesible and elitist as it is now - it should captivate the hearts and minds of our populace. Yes, I am saying that the politics must change, but so too must science education and the scientists themselves. We must be willing to show some humility and humanity as scientists. Too often science is mistrusted as cold and unethical - and this is largely due to education, but also our inabilities to open ourselves to all people and to their ideas too. There needs to be a dialogue - using the phrase "scientific consensus" only stifles democratic discourse, and further isolates scientists from the rest of the community.
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