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has there ever been a period of human history before where faith in scientific consensus has reached this level of widespread overt ideological zealotry? I'm ra

has there ever been a period of human history before where faith in scientific consensus has reached this level of widespread overt ideological zealotry? I'm racking my brain trying to think of any but I'm no historian. absolutely fascinating times to live in.

tsimionescu 5y ago
Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that the Earth is round and orbits the sun? Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that time dilates as the speed of light approaches? You are needlessly equivocating. Some facts are known, and anthropogenic climate change is one of them (as is the efficacy of vaccines). We don't have all the answers, but we do have plenty of answers. Your skeptic attitude borders on solipsism - the only thing I know for sure is what I see, so perhaps the whole world is just an illusion before my eyes, right?
- adamrezich 5y ago
  > Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that the Earth is round and orbits the sun? Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that time dilates as the speed of light approaches? no, because these statements do not come with an assertion of imminent, irreparable global disaster prophesized to occur in the nebulously nearish future, unless mankind takes swift action, and we have to act now dammit, because people did the math and this is what we have to do or else! notice that this general framework applies to both topics that you seem to feel very strongly about, and you've lumped your ideological opponents in each of these axes together as one unified "other"! this "othering" of anyone who disagrees with any disparate aspect of your worldview (apparently they're all the same group of undesirables) makes you come across as indistinguishable from a religious zealot. I truly don't mean this as an insult, it's just the most obvious comparison. I know plenty of people who share your general perspective but only a few of them share the zealotry. this specific anthropological phenomenon is very interesting to me, and after thinking about it quite a bit for many years now, it starts to make quite a bit of sense, but further analysis would be unwelcome here.

tsimionescu 5y ago

Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that the Earth is round and orbits the sun? Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that time dilates as the speed of light approaches? You are needlessly equivocating. Some facts are known, and anthropogenic climate change is one of them (as is the efficacy of vaccines). We don't have all the answers, but we do have plenty of answers. Your skeptic attitude borders on solipsism - the only thing I know for sure is what I see, so perhaps the whole world is just an illusion before my eyes, right?

adamrezich 5y ago
> Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that the Earth is round and orbits the sun? Is it overt idealogical zealotry to say that time dilates as the speed of light approaches? no, because these statements do not come with an assertion of imminent, irreparable global disaster prophesized to occur in the nebulously nearish future, unless mankind takes swift action, and we have to act now dammit, because people did the math and this is what we have to do or else! notice that this general framework applies to both topics that you seem to feel very strongly about, and you've lumped your ideological opponents in each of these axes together as one unified "other"! this "othering" of anyone who disagrees with any disparate aspect of your worldview (apparently they're all the same group of undesirables) makes you come across as indistinguishable from a religious zealot. I truly don't mean this as an insult, it's just the most obvious comparison. I know plenty of people who share your general perspective but only a few of them share the zealotry. this specific anthropological phenomenon is very interesting to me, and after thinking about it quite a bit for many years now, it starts to make quite a bit of sense, but further analysis would be unwelcome here.