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Originally Posted by Escape Artist
Who or what determines "respectability"? Everything, including science, has become extremely politicized so it's almost impossible to be objective. Therefore, the general public will naturally be skeptical of the "experts" and take their "respected" opinions with a grain of salt.
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Actually no, science has not become politicized. The mainstream scientists are still the same, are still publishing and being peer-reviewed, and still practicing science.
There certainly has been an attempt to politicize it, but for the most part that is not the case.