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nursebhayes
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This is a follow-up question: A question was recently asked here concerning Climatologists and not being able to pass “real” science
The word “Science” is Latin for “Knowledge”. Science is our society’s collective body of knowledge. My question is, why is there so much hostility towards science, from global warming to evolution to women's reproductive rights?[1][2]
It may be interesting to remember that the Catholic Church just pardoned Galileo. Galileo was tried as a heretic for providing evidence that it was the Earth orbited around the sun. This was considered contrary to the literal meaning of Scripture.
Are most questions in this section all just a religious vs. secular argument? If we do away with science, then won’t we return to the dark ages?
[1] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7067/full/438401a.html
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/politics/28pill.html?_r=1
The word “Science” is Latin for “Knowledge”. Science is our society’s collective body of knowledge. My question is, why is there so much hostility towards science, from global warming to evolution to women's reproductive rights?[1][2]
It may be interesting to remember that the Catholic Church just pardoned Galileo. Galileo was tried as a heretic for providing evidence that it was the Earth orbited around the sun. This was considered contrary to the literal meaning of Scripture.
Are most questions in this section all just a religious vs. secular argument? If we do away with science, then won’t we return to the dark ages?
[1] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7067/full/438401a.html
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/politics/28pill.html?_r=1