Experts Worry That Public May Not Trust Science

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朋友,你有过这样的经历吗?刚才读了一篇文章,盛赞饮用咖啡的益处,现在又读到一则消息,说饮用咖啡“弊大于利”。中国是绿茶的故乡,人们历来对饮茶的益处深信不疑,可是,忽然跑出一个权威,斩钉截铁地奉劝世人:停止喝茶！绿茶之污染已经到了危害健康的程度！于是,人们感到无所适从。念及当代之科学,眼睛里充满了迷茫。 美国的养生保健意识在世界上是有名的,关于饮食的研究也领先世界各国,而现在,他们对饮食科学的怀疑也同样领先各国一步。本文发出了这样的呼声: Not only do people not trust the message;they no longer trust themessenger.Our faith in science is on a steady decline. 本文对于这样现象的分析,有主观的,也有客观的,视角独到: 1.Conflict is inherent in the scientific process. 2.Many experts deliver the message as if everything is understood and,when new research shows something different,confusion follows. 3.Different scientific approaches produce different advice. just as funding;samples and sources can change results. 文章的末句概括了许多美国人的心态: People know the doctor and the scientist are no longer gods. 读者朋友,在铺天盖地的广告和连篇?