Science deniers do not reject science itself, only its inconvenient conclusions

Evidence

The idea that science is the embodiment of “truth” is something with which climate deniers blithely agree. They think that they are right and that the scientific consensus about global warming is wrong—objectively. They’re not out there questioning whether science is the best way of getting at the truth; they’re out there talking as though their scientists know the truth. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 269

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to ch6-7 earlier material distinguishing deep epistemic doubt from motivated selective doubt; also echoes contrarian claims about ideologues’ asymmetric credulity/skepticism. — connects to: Climate denial trades on manufactured doubt, not persuasion of scientists — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 927; Deniers invoke debunked zombie beliefs or disparage science as corrupt — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2978; Science-skeptics misread science as memorized, unquestionable genius dogma — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 744 (+2 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Climate denial trades on manufactured doubt, not persuasion of scientists #expands (0.90) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 927
• Deniers invoke debunked zombie beliefs or disparage science as corrupt #expands (0.82) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2978
• Science-skeptics misread science as memorized, unquestionable genius dogma #qualifies (0.75) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 744