The neutrality myth, solution aversion, and intellectual pluralism
We're more than brains in a jar? We need to stop pretending neutrality is a thing? Neat. " It's when science implies societal action that people begin to try to reject the science in order to avoid the need for action." It's called solution aversion ( Buckiewicz, 2025 , January 17 ). One of the articles I read to wrap my noodle around this social aversion thing states " we should understand that certain problems have particular solutions that threaten some people and groups more than others" (). Basically, if something requires an action that threatens our core values we reject the scientific facts. In that example, whether or not an audience accepted climate science modeling depended on whether the proposed solution was in line with that audience's values. We are willing to take action when we believe in the actions. Green technology in the free market over carbon tax or other government interventions. For my beloved eggheads, the original npj Cli...