The disdain this forum has for science is not one of its stronger points.
Why aren’t there more scientists here? Oh, that’s right. They were shown the door.
Equating science to religion as some sort of perjorative frankly makes no sense at a forum which values religion.
Equating science to religion as some sort of perjorative
***That’s where you’re wrong. The aim is to generate civil discussion, not frame the other side in a harsh light.
Why aren’t there more scientists here? Oh, that’s right. They were shown the door.
***If there was this ecumenical tag system in place at the time, they’d still be here.
The disdain this forum has for science is not one of its stronger points.
***Actually, it’s the disdain this forum has for SCIENTISM, not science. I love science. I dislike scientism. But for those who want scientism to be a recognized and protected philosopy/religion/whatever, I’m all for them having access to the ecumenical tag to protect them.
Also, I went through the crevo threads when JimRob was showing some of them the door. Invariably, they weren’t following simple forum guidelines, they were extremely rude and obnoxious, and for the most part they didn’t contribute to conservatism. A few months later there were people saying stuff like, “there was a purge of evolutionists? I didn’t notice.” They didn’t notice because the evolutionists were using this forum as their pet playground to beat up religious conservatives and they rarely ventured out into other threads, giving us the benefit of all of their wisdom.
Free Republic is not a science forum. Right on the front page, JimRob “posted the following statement to our front page in response to the criticism I’m receiving lately as to not being fair and balanced and perceived mistreatment of trolls and assorted malcontents. Got news for all, I’m NOT fair and balanced. I’m biased toward God, country, family, liberty and freedom and against liberalism, socialism, anarchism, wackoism, global balonyism and any other form of tyranny. Hope this helps. “
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-capitalism, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America. We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism, fascism, pacifism, totalitarianism, anarchism, government enforced atheism, abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, racism, wacko environmentalism, judicial activism, etc.
Note that the Pro-God stuff is what came first. Hard core atheist evolutionists have overlooked that one in the past, to their own detriment it turned out.
I agree. Science isn't a religion. It only becomes a philosophy (religion) when scientists, themselves (like Dawkins) attempt to mesh philosophical ideas WITH science. Only then does it become "scientism".