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We all look at history and view the Church as both stupid and evil for arresting Galileo when he published evidence that Earth revolved around the sun. Why do
by tuna-piano 6y ago
We all look at history and view the Church as both stupid and evil for arresting Galileo when he published evidence that Earth revolved around the sun. Why do we look at history that way and how is Steve Hsu different from Galileo?
Don't like his facts/scientific methods/conclusions? Fight them with other facts and methods and conclusions!
When you try and suppress the scientific method (especially in the age of the internet), you give the conspiracy theorists and white supremacists ammunition for a new generation of recruits. "Here are the facts they are hiding from you!"- they'll say. Fight ideas with better ideas, not by firings.
- Apocryphon 6y ago“But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” - Carl Sagan
- tuna-piano 6y agoLol. To clarify, I'm not saying I know if Steve Hsu is right, wrong, genius, etc. I hardly even read anything he said. Only that ideas and science are good and forcing resignations for unpopular theories is bad.
- pseudalopex 6y agoHsu remains a professor with tenure at MSU. Faculty and students only called for him to be removed from an administrative position.
- lostmsu 6y agoIt is naturally great progress they did not burn him on spot then, heh.