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If anything the case for science and facts is better than ever before in history. People were burned at the stake for talking about facts in the past that didn'
by ccvannorman 10y ago
If anything the case for science and facts is better than ever before in history. People were burned at the stake for talking about facts in the past that didn't agree with authority or mainstream.
Of course, human nature (when given broad free choice) is to polarize into Pro- or Anti- (science in this case) which is bad for the overall conversations.
Solution: Stop caring what others think and accept that the world will often make bad choices, and do what you can.
- visakanv 10y ago> If anything the case for science and facts is better than ever before in history. Oh man, you just reminded me of this really depressing passage I read in a book about biology that I had put out of mind. A career scientist was complaining about how basically he got into science hoping to do science, but witnessed decades of academic politics hampering scientific progress. It's distressing to think about how our own nature holds us back.
- dnautics 10y agoThat's still a generally good description of science. Can I depress you more? The structure of funding still incentivises fictional work.