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The result “blows the lid off of this idea” that such beliefs are held by only a fringe population of individuals who are uninformed or ideologically driven, says David Bersoff, head of research at the Edelman Trust Institute. “This is not like a small problematic group.”

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[–] quips@slrpnk.net 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Highly recommend Sagan’s book “The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark”