@edgarblythe,
That isn't true Edgar. It is a cop out to blame "big money interests" as the reason you are rejecting valid science. There are big money interests behind the "science" you are promoting... saturated fat, and organic food (organic food is big money) for example.
There is legitimate science being done.
And no matter what your political ideology, sometimes legitimate science will call it into question. The challenge is to be open minded enough to put legitimate science over your political bias.
There is an interesting question in how to separate legitimate science from bogus science. Without taking the effort to get a science degree yourself, you need to at some point trust the scientific institutions. The issue of interest groups funding research is real... but institutional science is addressing this. Real science is peer reviewed, the funding is transparent and the results are independently researched.
Let's be honest about what is happening here. Political liberals tend to reject legitimate science about nutrition science and GMOs. Political conservatives tend to reject legitimate science about climate change and environment.
The basic argument from both liberals and conservatives is basically the same; some science is bogus so let's reject all of it (except for the parts we agree with). Rather than actually looking to see the reputable, independent expert voices explaining the legitimate science, people attack the science and accuse anything that questions their political point of view.
This thread is an attack on science.
