• b1ackbird
    +1

    I'd like to agree with you- I do recall reading about the War of the Worlds incident. While funny- it was during a time of great national interest in UFOs, aliens and war. A world war was on the horizon and people were a bit antsy. I'd think if something like that happened today people would have videos of the skies in an instant proving it untrue. But if say a news report was posted on Facebook about a Black Hole entering our solar system (or something else the lay man couldn't verify easily) people would loose their minds- even if came from a source like The Onion. I really want to say that people are much more scientifically minded but I don't think that's necessarily true. People have just replaced their stagnant values & ability to think for themselves on to Facebook or Fox News' shoulders. There is no culture of deeply thought out and analyzed research anymore. People just expect answers to be handed to them and that is where these kinds of con artists thrive.

    • GeniusIComeAnon
      +2

      I can agree, but I don't really see that as any different from past generations. There's never been an entire generation of scientifically minded people nor a widespread culture of deeply thought out and analyzed research. We likely won't see one for some time either.