I agree. But there seems to be a war on science by religious fanatics.
I agree. But there seems to be a war on science by religious fanatics.
Was Damore a religious fanatic? He was engaging in a rational, scientific discussion (merits of the attempt aside, that was the stated goal).
What about anti-vaccine people? What about there-is-no-good-GMO people?
I think it's inconsistent at best to think the biggest enemy of science is religious fanatics. In fact, the biggest enemy of science these days is bad science. Lack of replicated results, for example.
I wasn't saying Damore was right. I was saying people who failed to respond in rational, scientific ways were being basically anti-science.
Good point on "enemies of science". Note though, the quote there seems to be a war on science by religious fanatics is different than science's biggest enemy is religious fanatics.
The second one complements the grandparent's view on war between science and religion which implies that there is some sort of common ground between the two; there isn't any.
Materialism is the dominant mental framework among scientists, but it is a philosophical position, not a scientific one. ("The physical universe is all that exists" is not scientifically provable, even in principle.)