Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought. Not only do they distrust science that does not correspond to their worldview, but also, compared to liberal Americans, their trust is also lower in fields that contribute to economic growth and productivity. Short interventions aimed at strengthening trust have little effect. This is apparent from new research by social psychologists at the University of Amsterdam, which has now been published in Nature Human Behavior.
I mean, to be fair there IS a lot of fraud in science - corporations hiring people to write research which has a bias; but because of the scientific method, we find them and remove them constantly. That’s not an excuse to distrust the scientific method entirely, but they regularly throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Conservatives think that Science is a competing religion, and not simply a method of learning about the world around you. They’re just short of flat-earthers, who’ve gone COMPLETELY bonkers and don’t trust any authority whatsoever.