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According to [1] most scientists are indeed liberal: 52% of scientists describe themselves as liberal versus 9% as conservative. The numbers for the general pub
by pg314 10y ago
According to [1] most scientists are indeed liberal: 52% of scientists describe themselves as liberal versus 9% as conservative. The numbers for the general public are 20% and 37%, respectively.
[1] http://www.people-press.org/2009/07/09/section-4-scientists-politics-and-religion/ http://www.people-press.org/2009/07/09/section-4-scientists-...
- omegaworks 10y agoMaybe my meaning was lost. I don't think it does a service to our political dialogue when we casually throw "mostly left-leaning" on "scientists." We don't want to encourage the instant siloing / ignorance that can accompany labeling someone whose profession is gathering objective evidence with a particular subjective political tribe. Language matters. I think "reality has a liberal bias" and other patronizing quips have helped usher us into a post-truth era.