Some of the loudest Proponents of Science — an identity moreso than a descriptor — are scientifically illiterate. If you say stuff like "there's a consensus in the field" or "this has been established for 50 years," and can't go any deeper than that, you're just chanting doctrine
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As we accumulate familiarity with & data on the phenomena around us, we tend to develop theories with increasing explanatory power & models with increasing predictive power. But a degree of humility is always prescribed, especially for those consuming the output third-hand.
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