Almost half of Canadians – 43 per cent – believe scientific findings are ‘a matter of opinion,’ a poll released Monday shows.
At the same time, 81 per cent said that scientific findings were ‘objective facts,’ which means that over a third of the poll’s respondents, 38 per cent, believe both.
Those who described themselves as ‘intuitive/gut feel decision-makers’ were more likely to see science as a matter of opinion, while people who said they were ‘analytical’ were more likely to see it as fact. Older Canadians were more likely to see science as a matter of opinion.
The Ontario Science Centre surveyed about 1,500 Canadians about their perceptions of science in August.
