Given everything we’ve discussed within modules 1 through 5, I’d now want to hear your opinion as to whether or not scientists should welcome pseudoscientists to have public discussions about their claims. For example, should news outlets (newspapers, news TV & scientific journals) give flat-earth believers and astrophysicists equal amounts of attention and media coverage? In providing your opinion, you should at minimum answer the following questions:
Should pseudoscientists’ points of view be equally heard? Why or Why not?
What do scientists offer that pseudoscientists cannot offer?
What are the benefits to hearing the claims of pseudoscientists? What is the cost? In your opinion, do the benefits outweigh the costs?