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A lot of them were silenced. A lot of scientists were also afraid to speak out against the status quo. If you disagreed with the government you are called anti
by chrismcb 5y ago
A lot of them were silenced. A lot of scientists were also afraid to speak out against the status quo.
If you disagreed with the government you are called anti science (despite the policies having nothing to do with science) it belittled for wanting to kill grandma. Shoot people are still saying that.
- afavour 5y agoI see this perspective a lot and it baffles me. If you say something and in return are called "anti-science" you are not being "silenced". You are hearing the reaction to the words that you spoke. We're well on the path towards "censorship" being a word that means absolutely nothing.
- gjsman-1000 5y agoYes, you are being silenced, because what does "anti-science" imply? Science is a process about learning from the world. These people (who are scientists themselves!) have disagreements about how scientists are doing science, and they are called "anti-scientific" as a result of disagreeing with their interpretation of science. That's a direct "censor this guy" threat.