One of my pet peeves is people, including some Freepers, who think science is some always holy, never corrupt endeavor that lowly folks like me should not question. That is utter nonsense.
Science is no more pure than politics!!!
Boy, is that ever true! That was the point of Michael Crichton's book about global warming hysteria, State of Fear. He really laid into the "politicization of science", and had a nice few jabs for a Martin Sheen-like character as well.
One of my pet peeves is people, including some Freepers, who think science is some always holy, never corrupt endeavor that lowly folks like me should not question. That is utter nonsense.
Awesome statement and I agree with you completely. I have been attacked and called a kook, idiot and right-wing religious backwards zealot who wants to take us all back to the dark ages on this very forum for even hinting that science and medicine (including vaccines)are fraught with error, corruption and every other human frailty that exists because- guess what- they are run by PEOPLE! Many times people appointed by corrupt administrations and corporations with ulterior motives of their own. I can’t stand the polly-anna attitude that all scientists and especially doctors are all Florence Nightingale angels out only to help and protect us and that we should just shut up and do whatever they say because they know best. Puh-lease!