Do Your Own Research”: From Skepticism to Synthetic Certainty

In Parts 1 of this series, we examined the architecture of science denialism: the misuse of skepticism, the erosion of expertise, the seductive pull of anecdote, and the financial and ideological incentives that keep misinformation alive. We explored how denialism thrives not on ignorance, but on misapplied confidence — a certainty untethered from method.