> "Heresy" and "pseudo-science" are not synonyms. They are when your definition of “science” is an argument from authority. > "Ignorance" and "idolatry" defin

> "Heresy" and "pseudo-science" are not synonyms. They are when your definition of “science” is an argument from authority. > "Ignorance" and "idolatry" definitely aren't even similar. This point is poorly argued Idolatry is the worship of false idols — worshipping something other than the one true god. The parallel with “glorification of ignorance” should be obvious enough. > Certainly there's always been pseudo-science. Far more prevalent, perhaps. But never has it been more harmful. Pseudo-science has never been more harmful? Really? How about the use of pseudo-scientific eugenics to label and justify sterilization — and often, murder - of undesirables? That’s just recent history. We’ve done worse in a myriad of small ways, for longer, from positions of much greater ignorance. > Choose any intersection of science and politics, and there is no obvious pattern of science winning. You don’t believe there’s a clear pattern of science winning over the course of recent human history?