Anti-science views in the left

[darklordoftech]

The big difference is that the Democratic Party is willing to say no to the anti-science left while the GOP indulges the anti-science right.

[darklordoftech]

Seems like anti-circumcision hysteria is more common on the Left.

That's generally a matter of morals and not of science.

[darklordoftech]

The ultra-authoritarian far left, i.e. Mao and Stalin, were quite anti-science.

Ultra-authoritarians of all sorts tend to be very selective when it comes to facts. For example, if "science" supported eugenics, Hitler would embrace it, but if science rejected eugenics, Hitler would say that the study was funded by Jews.

[darklordoftech]

Most people with views labeled "anti-science" are very much believers in science in the abstract, they just believe that the commonly accepted science is perverted by ideological biases, political agendas and/or corporate corruption.

It's a form of anti-intellectualism: the belief that those who society considers the experts can't be trusted.

[darklordoftech]

Most people with views labeled "anti-science" are very much believers in science in the abstract, they just believe that the commonly accepted science is perverted by ideological biases, political agendas and/or corporate corruption.

It's a form of anti-intellectualism: the belief that those who society considers the experts can't be trusted.

The belief that those who society considers the experts can't be trusted isn't anti-intellectualism; it's the basic premise behind Democracy. It requires the experts to not just decide, but also convince.

I didn't say that anti-intellectualism is always bad.