I know that there’s big concern about what’s perceived as a steep rise in people being “against science” because it’s “dangerous,” but I’m honestly not certain which is more dangerous: people believing that shape-shifting, reptilian aliens have infiltrated our government, or people believing that it’s a fact that there are millions of people that believe there are shape-shifting, reptilian aliens that have infiltrated our government.
I'm not aware of the steep rise you're speaking of, of people being against science because it's "dangerous", or, perhaps I should say to the degree I am aware of that, It hasn't really been my concern. Rather, I'm aware of and interested in a rise of distrust of authority in general, political, religious, scientific authority.
The role of a sense of "dangerous" where that erosion is concerned was not something I've really focused on, but more just a rise in irrational thought, or maybe popular culture undermining "received wisdom" in many disciplines. In my case, I saw it mostly in the proliferation of alternative history, such as presented by the History Network, and shows like America Unearthed and Ancient Aliens, because I was involved in teaching history.
The reptilian business I myself first saw within the UFO community, but as far as "millions", I understand and concede your point, it was based on one poll:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...-illuminati-beyonce-vaccines-cliven-bundy-jfk
I don't know about a "danger" in any of this, though I do tend to defend rationality as a good standard,not to be lost sight of, just trying to keep track of unusual beliefs, and I do believe they've always been present, just a keen interest in those types cropping up in modern America.
