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Is There an Anti-Science Conspiracy?
Yes, Fnord; and they're all out to get you, too! 18%  18%  [ 11 ]
Yes, but it is informal and not organized. 32%  32%  [ 19 ]
Maybe, Maybe not. WP is not the Royal Academy of Science. 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
No, people just don't like being told what to think. 30%  30%  [ 18 ]
No, everybody loves science and wants to be scientists! 3%  3%  [ 2 ]
On Planet-X, you can earn a PhD in Ice Cream Science. 8%  8%  [ 5 ]
Other: ________________ (please Elaborate Below). 7%  7%  [ 4 ]
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17 Apr 2013, 9:52 am

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What, wait... people BELIEVE in unicorns?? 8O

Some so much that they believe they even see unicorns.

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17 Apr 2013, 12:52 pm

Great scientific methodology there... hurl insults at opposing viewpoints and opposing people childish names.

Yay for your superiority.



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17 Apr 2013, 2:27 pm

Just gotta know where to look. 8O

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17 Apr 2013, 5:10 pm

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17 Apr 2013, 5:27 pm

:lmao: @ previous 2 posts



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17 Apr 2013, 5:52 pm

The most important thing about science is what it can do for the human race. When researching cancer, concluding that "God did it" contributes nothing to the quest for a cure, while systematic logical investigation is the best way to find that cure. The scientific method isn't arbitrary; it is the one best way we've found to investigate the natural world and expand our knowledge of it.



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17 Apr 2013, 6:37 pm

Science is very important and I really love science and I am a professed science nerd. I actually love reading research science articles and love statistics. Wow too much nerdiness for one posting. Seriously my dream job is to do research in neurobiology and help people overcome addictions or help people with developmental disabilities, etc.


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17 Apr 2013, 6:45 pm

Gazelle wrote:
Science is very important and I really love science and I am a professed science nerd. I actually love reading research science articles and love statistics. Wow too much nerdiness for one posting. Seriously my dream job is to do research in neurobiology and help people overcome addictions or help people with developmental disabilities, etc.

You can never have too much nerdiness in one post, especially in a "Computers, Math, Science, and Technology" thread!

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17 Apr 2013, 7:17 pm

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The most important thing about science is what it can do for the human race. When researching cancer, concluding that "God did it" contributes nothing to the quest for a cure, while systematic logical investigation is the best way to find that cure.


I've never, ever heard of a doctor or scientist (who happens to believe in "something") dismiss a problem or a disease as "God did it". To even assume they would is pure, hateful bias.



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17 Apr 2013, 10:04 pm

BlueMax wrote:
Great scientific methodology there... hurl insults at opposing viewpoints and opposing people childish names.

Yay for your superiority.


what are you referencing?


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17 Apr 2013, 10:05 pm

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Just gotta know where to look. 8O

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i can believe this.


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17 Apr 2013, 10:19 pm

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i can believe this.

Hmmm ... I don't know ... a white unicorn?

I thought all unicorns looked like this:

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17 Apr 2013, 10:37 pm

kouzoku wrote:
What, wait... people BELIEVE in unicorns?? 8O


this is a fun article to read, but i could do without the calling of names.
Mark Morfords - "37% of Americans are completely lost"


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17 Apr 2013, 10:39 pm

Fnord wrote:
donothing1979 wrote:
i can believe this.

Hmmm ... I don't know ... a white unicorn?

I thought all unicorns looked like this:

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or like THIS:

EPIC UNICORN


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17 Apr 2013, 10:42 pm

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... because reading anything even remotely complex or analytical is something only 42 percent of the population enjoy doing on a regular basis, which is why most TV shows, all reality shows, many major media blogs and all of Fox News is scripted for a 5th-grade education/attention span.

This guy makes a lot of sense!

Bookmarked.

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17 Apr 2013, 10:48 pm

Fnord wrote:
Mark Morford wrote:
... because reading anything even remotely complex or analytical is something only 42 percent of the population enjoy doing on a regular basis, which is why most TV shows, all reality shows, many major media blogs and all of Fox News is scripted for a 5th-grade education/attention span.

This guy makes a lot of sense!

Bookmarked.

"Unicorn War?"

Where are you going to find enough virgins to lead them all into battle?


sorry i erased the "unicorn war" part of my last post in favor of an EPIC UNICORN... but would a Unicorn war be restricted to just equine-type unicorns, or can we throw some unicorn bears and unicorn wolves in there for extra awesome?

this also seems like a good time to wonder out loud about who would win in a fight between Richard "the Survival Machine" Dawkins and Neil "Pluto Crusher" deGrasse Tyson


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