Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.
It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't...
The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo.
Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain to live with it to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead.
