An otherwise logical friend of several years feels I peddle misinformation on mechanical filter masks. She said, “With all you know about science, I thought you were smarter.”

My reply was to question her reasoning. “You consider me bright with scientific knowledge, yet rather than seeing what I share as complementary information to mainstream rhetoric, you dismiss me as intellectually deficient now. Why is that?”

Still waiting am I on a reasonable reply from her that doesn’t include “The Science” or “The Experts” or “The Common Sense.”