科学仍是说服
尽管科学常被视为客观真理的发现过程,但本文指出,科学本质上仍是一种说服行为——科学家需要通过实验、数据和论证来说服同行接受其观点。文章探讨了科学中的修辞学元素,强调理解科学作为说服过程的重要性,以及这一认识对科学传播、教育和社会信任的深远影响。
尽管科学常被视为客观真理的发现过程,但本文指出,科学本质上仍是一种说服行为——科学家需要通过实验、数据和论证来说服同行接受其观点。文章探讨了科学中的修辞学元素,强调理解科学作为说服过程的重要性,以及这一认识对科学传播、教育和社会信任的深远影响。
The article argues that to function normally, people must accept contradictory realities: that climate change is catastrophic but also that society treats mitigation as economically unviable. It explores the psychological dissonance required to live in a world facing existential threats while continuing daily life without urgent action.
Emotional regulation—the capacity to feel strongly without losing composure—is increasingly rare. Past norms expected adults to handle disagreements and bad news with restraint, but today raw emotional expression often replaces that discipline.