Our founders considered Science such an important issue that of the eighteen expressly given powers of the Congress the eighth was “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.”
We could even have “Science Moderators” to make sure people didn't engage in personal attacks but kept it to attacking and defending ideas.
Or we could just keep it the way it is. You decry the venom on Science threads, and I agree that it can get heated and often gets personal (I have been told that I “hate the word of God” for not believing in geocentricism for example) but there are very interesting things to read and very interesting views to discuss on them.
I of course have a personal interest as a Scientist, as a Christian, and as a Conservative to express my have my view and opinions heard on the preeminent Conservative clearinghouse for news, opinion and commentary on the web.
I am glad that there are many like minded Conservatives here as well and have been very impressed by the intellectual contributions and insights that FReepers provide.
Things get pretty hot in the pro-LEO/anti-LEO (law enforcement officers for those of you in Rio Linda) side as well. That is just the nature of the animal.
I don't think it's broke. Why “fix” it, especially as my opinion this “fix” would be akin to the “fix” my dog got at the vet.
That was requested some time ago and rejected by the site owner. Just one of the reasons I have said this kind of thing will never happen. Mainstream science is the enemy.
After the mass bannings, not many of the original science crowd remained here.