I feel that the more people who stand up and defend Science, the more
difficult our position becomes. Science along with the Church of England and
"The Family" seems now to be on the side of the angels. How unfortunate since
everyone knows that the devil has the best tunes. No wonder science isn't
popular. In Darwin's day science was often in direct opposition to the Church
of England and people who knew about science considered themselves to be
really cool.
How about changing our tune entirely? Instead of the happy clappy ("science
is fun and easy") approach, why not explain that science is very difficult and
only people who work very hard at it and are rather clever can understand it.
Politicians, for example, don't make the effort and get it wrong a lot of the
time. Nevertheless, working at understanding science is well worth the
effort. It may not make you rich, but it is worth the effort. We can't
explain why ... but it is.
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