Good Science Always Has Political Ramifications (Scientific American)

[RainDog]

2. actually, it talks about global warming

as one issue and creationism is another that challenges the political power of certain entities.

the issue is competing power structures, it would seem.

the book also notes how the po-mo schism between science and the liberal arts has occurred and, frankly, as someone who has read a few of those critiques - I'll go with that "bourgeois" ideology of the scientific method any day.

Theory has about as much relevance as the old angels of the head of a pin discussions too often, imho.