Who verifies the verifiers?

Semi-public musings here. It seems to me that the big problems were facing right now have to do with trust, or, more specifically, the lack of it.

 

( Political musings behind the cut )

You can justify anything...with SCIENCE!

To start, I'd like everyone to bear in mind that I'm honestly looking for answers here, and I'm not trying to undermine anyone's positions. I have friends and relatives on both sides whose minds and opinions I respect, even if I don't agree with them. The problem is that both sides don't trust each other, and they don't trust the people who are supposed to be teasing out the truth.

 

 

( Science, I tell you! Science! )