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Originally Posted by Galapagos
As an interesting aside, the Discovery Institute is now apparently engaged in climate-change-denialism. Combine this with the fact that the founder, and more than one of the fellows are involved in AIDS denialism, and you have a holy trinity of un-reason. |
Well... that's VERY telling. Anything the DI touches is a lie... that's my interpretation, anyway. I had no idea they were denying AIDS, too. That's just ridiculous, really.
Seriously, there is a common thread with these denialist tendencies. I'm all about being skeptical and ensuring you check the facts before accepting the principle. That's just good science. This, however, is ignoring the science, hence by definition is NOT "good science."
Is it really as simple as "religion" that ties these beliefs together?
I don't doubt that as a possibility, but I must admit that it would disturb me on a pretty deep level considering how widespread religious belief is in our culture.
