We learn what science is well before college and that is where the lies start. It's not that science is inaccessible it's that American education has the goal of imparting facts without creating revolutionaries.

The most reinforced concept given to students is deference to authority.
Reposted from Rory
The failure of academia to explain things in layperson terms (up until some efforts recently) is one of the reasons for anti-intellectualism.

When you make science inaccessible, people will opt for those who sell easier solutions.

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