Are people who reject theories as unscientific closed minded?
The scientific method consists of creating the simplest possible theories that can explain and predict patterns in the natural world. Its critics say that mainstream science is too reductionist, too black and white, and too dismissive of new ideas that don’t fit with its established corpus of knowledge. Its defenders say that its strictness is its strength, and it is not closed minded to reject theories that can’t be proven without solid evidence.
