No, the criteria for being an untrustworthy scientist are: - consistently poor working standards - unethical use of test subjects - plagiarism - falsified data By the way, this is a loaded topic because not all scientists are looking to answer questions that, if answered, can destroy religions. An anti-theist looking to answer the question about invasive weeds in protected lands is no less trustworthy in his pursuit than that atheist hater looking for the same solutions.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.