Too many people treat "science" as a cudgel—a tool to bludgeon others into submission in debates rather than a method of inquiry to foster understanding.
Instead of engaging with the full scope of evidence or acknowledging the complexity of scientific findings, they cherry-pick papers and studies that conveniently align with their point of view, ignoring contradictory data or context.
This selective use of science transforms it from a pursuit of truth into a weapon for confirmation bias, where the goal is not to learn or adapt but to "win" an argument at all costs.
Science should be about building bridges of knowledge, not walls of dogma.