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20. They hate what gets in the way of their ideology.

Reply to Tom Yossarian Joad (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2020, 07:24 AM

Jun 2020

They're fine with science when it doesn't.

Invent more chemical products? Make bombs more deadly? No problem, no problem at all.

Science that forms a basis for regulating companies? That paints borders on carte blanche? Well, then it's those damn liberal pinko egg-heads pushing their ideology.

I'll dispute the article on one point, though. The first big success wasn't by Big Tobacco, it was by creationist evangelicals. They've been equating evolution and Marxism pretty much since Darwin's time, and those were seen as tools of Satan to lead people astray from God's light. And when your Big Bad is an immortal and infinitely devious being, it really lets you go wild when it comes to conspiracy theories.

The success wasn't a big-ticket victory, but the dumbing down of science curriculum in schools and keeping of suspicion about scientists and intellectuals at a pretty lively simmer. When Movement Conservatives and the Republicans came courting for their votes back in the 70s, they were prepped and ready to turn it up to full boil.

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Why DO conservatives hate science so much? [View all] Tom Yossarian Joad Jun 2020 OP

I love it when people say, "Oh, I don't *believe* in science"... Beartracks Jun 2020 #1

But that's exactly what they think! Grokenstein Jun 2020 #6

I have a friend who "doesn't believe in science" robbob Jun 2020 #15

Yeah, I hear that too. AllyCat Jun 2020 #23

And they think scientific "theory" is the same as other meanings of "theory"... Beartracks Jun 2020 #29

Just got that too treestar Jun 2020 #30

Pythagorus demonstrated the earth was round in 500 BC DBoon Jun 2020 #34

I'll give you two answers vercetti2021 Jun 2020 #2

I'll give you one more. lastlib Jun 2020 #7

+1 2naSalit Jun 2020 #27

Great point vercetti2021 Jun 2020 #35

Even for christians, god is not the answer. Their PREACHER who interprets god is the answer. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #10

Yup StarryNite Jun 2020 #36

Conservative minds, which lack nuance and critical methods, will see in black & white as anarchy. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #33

excellent read! handmade34 Jun 2020 #3

TY Tom Yossarian Joad Jun 2020 #28

The "Know Nothing Party" from the 1850s is back. safeinOhio Jun 2020 #4

Ya forgot the "Plug Uglies." 3Hotdogs Jun 2020 #9

I only partially agree... it is true of a faction of American society but not everyone. jimlup Jun 2020 #5

Religion, for the most part. And TV, radio and social network brainwashing NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #8

"Inconvenient Truth" that thwarts their greedy exploitations hlthe2b Jun 2020 #11

Science is just like Magic, but real. tecelote Jun 2020 #12

Take for example COVID-19 treestar Jun 2020 #31

Not sure whether it's science itself that they hate Hav Jun 2020 #13

And in the science of debate, "ad hominem" treestar Jun 2020 #32

Excellent Post. Thanks for blazing the way to other articles. Such as! usaf-vet Jun 2020 #14

Because science uses facts and Javaman Jun 2020 #16

The right not accepting science was a problem 20 years ago... Ohio Joe Jun 2020 #17

While conservatives in recent years certainly represent the largest anti-science wing... NNadir Jun 2020 #18

Very well put. gulliver Jun 2020 #38

My dear friend's daughter-in-law has literally said she doesn't believe in science about Covid-19 dlk Jun 2020 #19

They hate what gets in the way of their ideology. JHB Jun 2020 #20

Maybe they just don't want to bear the responsibilities that knowing brings. ancianita Jun 2020 #21

They confused their books JT45242 Jun 2020 #22

It's all about control. Anything that threatens to provide information that will question their Baitball Blogger Jun 2020 #24

"We have literally lobotomized ourselves." ??? diverdownjt Jun 2020 #25

Because the 1%ers and corporations refuse to pay their fair share of taxes vlyons Jun 2020 #26

Many of them believe what they WANT to believe. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #37

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not... gulliver Jun 2020 #39

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Jun 2020 #40

because it conflicts with their pandering to religious idiots Skittles Jun 2020 #41