Why you shouldn't believe science
When someone makes a statement demanding we "believe the science", or claiming "the science says", they are making a theological statement, reflecting a lack of understanding of actual science. They have merely substituted one god for another, and on
By David Robb —— Bio and Archives--March 8, 2023
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We hear it all the time these days. "Believe the Science" and "If you don't believe, you're just anti-Science". Proponents of various causes use Science as a bludgeon to attack anyone who disagrees with them. Most of the ones I encounter are on the political Left and accuse those on the Right as being anti-science because they dare question the dogma being presented as Science.
The astute reader will note that I have capitalized the word "Science" at several points above, because Science, with a capital "S" has become the new source of revealed Truth that must simply be accepted without question. Believe, they demand, and you shall be saved! Unbelievers must be punished!
As a practicing scientist with several decades of experience, I can say with some justification, that the words "science" and "belief" should not be tied together the way they often are today. What was once a process for systematic exploration and a way to answer the question "how do we know what we know?" has become an authoritarian tool to use against dissent in a new form of Inquisition.
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