[n0us]

> should be a norm

This statement is already a normative one. I don't even know where to start in terms of breaking down this incredibly feeble argument but one place to start would be the fact that a move to "Scientifically-based politics" would be a political move in and of itself. Then you have to consider that you're asking people to get rid of ideologies, "backward religious ideas" and replace them with "science." Science done by whom? A bunch of California tech companies? I wonder what that world would look like.

This comment reads like something from /r/juststemthings or /r/justneckbeardthings and I honestly can't even tell if this is a joke or not.

[kuschku]

You have to do things based on polls, knowledge, and statistics – not based on "what I believe in".

Merkel’s government, despite being criticized for never having their own opinion, did this quite well, and handled most things well.

[RA_Fisher]

Which polls will we administer? The ones we believe in? Which statistics will we construct? The ones we believe in? Which knowledge will we choose to incorporate? The ones we believe in?