To the vast majority of the population, those two things are the same. Science is what’s published and what the lawmakers and journalists see. If most of that is flawed, Science is flawed. if Science is flawed, then the next best thing is “common sense”.
Science is fine. How it is published and funded is deeply flawed.
That’s why I used scare quotes
The problem is, how it’s published and funded is a huge part of the institutions surrounding science, to the point that they’ve become plesionyms.
To the vast majority of the population, those two things are the same. Science is what’s published and what the lawmakers and journalists see. If most of that is flawed, Science is flawed. if Science is flawed, then the next best thing is “common sense”.
Sounds more like education is flawed.
Well, education would give us a better sense of what “common sense” needs to mean.
I meant earlier in the comment, if people are misunderstanding what science is.
Yes. But no.
Unfortunately, many people can’t tell the difference