> We don't tolerate physicists or doctors lying ...

Not really, judging from the size of aisles filled with homeopathic remedies. Some people practically have to be dragged away, kicking and screaming, by government agencies so that they stop harming themselves.

It's always people. Stupid people ruining beautiful ideals. (And that includes me, of course.) Until we can fix people, it's futile to wish for "scientific" politics.

I'm kinda optimist, so I believe better education will improve the situation, but who knows.