For Some, Scientists Aren't The Authority On Science

When it comes to assessing the possible risks and benefits of science and technology, who is the relevant authority? University scientists? Industry scientists? Religious organizations? Different people offer different answers.

An article forthcoming in the journal Public Understanding of Science finds that many people place greater trust in university and industry scientists than in religious organizations to tell the truth about the risks and benefits of technologies and their applications. But among evangelicals, the pattern is reversed, with religious organizations trusted significantly more than scientific sources....
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/11/28/503551431/for-some-scientists-aren-t-the-authority-on-science