DavidFirth
Well-Known Member
In the long run they are overturned. For example when the Petroleum industry had us filling our environment with toxic tetra-ethyl lead, they had a paid scientist who worked to fool everyone into accepting that it was safe. He fooled us for a while, but because he did not have the facts on his side he was overturned. Now only unleaded gas is sold in the USA.
Good story. Also, I had a scientist one time try to convince me that something is fact that isn't fact. That happens a lot.