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Science is Built on the Shoulders of Giants —But Everyone Isn’t a Giant
Maybe that title isn’t the best — so let me just start off with an analogy.
Some people are catching a plane from Chicago to London. They get on the plane and everything is good. The plane takes off and starts heading in a Northeastern direction. After a short time, a passenger notices the direction.
Passenger 1: “Hey, why are we going NE? I looked at a map and we should be going East. I think the airline is just trying to charge us extra by making the flight longer.”
Passenger 2: “YEAH! Also, I saw a video online (from this super famous podcaster) and he said that flying Northeast can cause fertility problems later in life.”
Passenger 3: “No one has fully tested what happens if you fly NE. I don’t want to go to London. I want to stay home. If you want to go, that’s your choice. For me, it’s my trip and my choice.”
Passenger 4: “The airline is forcing us to fly Northeast. I think that is wrong. I believe in freedom.”
OK, maybe you see what’s going on here. If you look at a map, it just seems like you should go mostly East to get to London. I mean, that makes sense. Right?
