For
Citizens pay taxes and deserve a say.
Against
Science decisions require expert knowledge, not opinions.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Selecting elite experts to control major projects can become an inherently authoritarian process.”
“An expert class may gain power and then focus only on its own interests.”
“rules governing how a field should operate ought to be written by people who understand the field.”
“Democratic popularity does not substitute for technical expertise when evaluating complex scientific projects.”