I see you had a good discussion on Twitter. Unfortunately for many people, it is easier to use the general consensus. Although there are arguments to doubt, it is much easier to repeat like a parrot than to search for oneself. Of course the media exponentially increase a trend and all like sheep follow that trend with eyes closed.
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I think that at a minimum, everyone should understand the basic idea behind the Scientific Method. That would be helpful when they decide to question something.
Of course.
That's the first thing. Then knowledge, knowledge, knowledge. Followed by critical thinking. And after that, the positioning should be on one side or the other. The problem in most cases is going from having no idea of a topic directly to the positioning without going through the previous steps.