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Junior Chimp
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« on: April 21, 2021, 05:32:36 AM » |
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Dawkins was a good biologist, several decades ago. For the last few decades, he’s just been a prick. I’m not even going to comment on this most recent scandal. It’s just the latest in a long list of Dawkins mocking anyone who doesn’t conform to his personal worldview.
There’s actually remarkable similarities with James Watson (one of the Nobel winning scientists who discovered the structure of DNA). Both did good work at the start of their careers, got famous on a couple of big discoveries, then spent the rest of their lives being angry reactionaries, lashing out at religion and minority groups.
Thankfully, we can separate the science from the scientist, and move on without them. There’s no other choice.
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