In Science there exist certain topics that are minefields. Differences between human groupings. Race. Class. The Brain or Mind. Sexuality. Future/Past analysi

In Science there exist certain topics that are minefields. Differences between human groupings. Race. Class. The Brain or Mind. Sexuality. Future/Past analysis. Most of economics. Most interesting subjects contain taboos and dangers that should you cross them, shall ruin your career or life. That is why if we're really as smart as we think we have to use the Dark Arts. I don't know what would happen to a modern day Darwin but I doubt it'd be pretty. The most controversial debate on science I ever saw was on Intelligence Squared on the subject of Organic Farming. My intuition is that one side felt strongly enough that they rigged the vote, and that the moderator knew it too when he saw the results.