I feel compelled to speak up about how I think we can improve these conversations being had regarding scientific issues. 

In summary: I'm sincerely grateful to everyone who has dedicated their lives and careers to public health, especially those we have served on the front lines. I just feel frustrated by the sanctimony and reluctance to exposure ourselves to new ideas, which I'd argue is unscientific. The entire basis of science is scrutinizing your hypothesis and asking questions. I believe more progress is to be made if we view science as an ongoing process rather than a goal that we must aspire to achieve. Leave the door open to the mere possibility that what we believe to be true could alter down the road. Not that it will, but could. I'd encourage everyone to be open minded when confronted with those who you believe are unscientific, and acknowledge our biases. Ideology and politics heavily influence science, unfortunately, so claiming to be objective is very difficult. I'm not denying that some claims are more scientific than others or that extreme conspiracies exist, but I think the line is being blurred. I could be wrong, but just thought I'd share. Be well.