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Bit of scaremongering in that piece: Think about how this might play out in communities where the “liberal media” is viewed with disdain as an untr
by milesf 10y ago
Bit of scaremongering in that piece:
Think about how this might play out in communities where
the “liberal media” is viewed with disdain as an
untrustworthy source of information… or in those where
science is seen as contradicting the knowledge of religious
people.
I'm a 'religious person', and my children attend a Christian High School. Being Canadian we tend to look upon all American media with skepticism because it is so much more sensational than our media outlets. We are always talking about how to discern truth from error. For example, I recently picked up this book on logical reasoning: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1502713764 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1502713764
Yes, there are other religious people out there who are terrified of everything, but don't lump all of us together. Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Oxford... these are all universities that were founded as theological seminaries (and still have those departments). Sound reasoning is not only the backbone of Science and Technology, but also Christian Theology.
- JacobJans 10y ago> Yes, there are other religious people out there who are terrified of everything, but don't lump all of us together. The article didn't lump all Christian together. Ironically, the quote you pulled proves that point. The article was specifically talking about "communities ... where science is seen as contradicting the knowledge of people." Such communities do exist, in the U.S., and they have real political influence.