Reply #4: I find it disconcerting.

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The other problem is those who really are "science fundamentalist" and by that I mean those who 'worship at the alter of junk science.' I remember a few years ago thrashing an AIDS-denier who was spouting all kinds of nonsense, including crap science. I was able to tear his arguments to bits and, though no dummy, I am not a scientific genius. His "arguments" had large gaping holes that would make Steven Hawkings marvel.

I am OK with people having beliefs, even if I find them stupid, as long as I am not forced to believe them too or pretend they are facts, knock yourself out. I see tons of bigoted posts here, but most of those are opinions and battling opinions is not always an easy task. I see revisionist history and that can be difficult to unravel, but when some thing is scientifically based, there are laws and theories which dictate procedure. Those cannot be ignored. I think the other issue is when science can't deliver a conclusive answer, there are those who think the "non-answer" is the answer. Very disturbing.