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Re:I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my per... by statictype on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @08:14PM (#10748774)
if you met a scientist who openly admitted to believing Elvis is still alive, would you hold the same opinion of them professionally?

Basing your professional opinion of someone on anything other than their professional work strikes me as very 'unsciency'

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Re:I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my per... by druddha on Thursday December 17, 2015 @07:38PM (#10755828)
Of course. But with all else being equal, would a manager be more likely to promote a scientist who believes in a higher power or a religiously agnostic scientist? The former implies anti-scientific thought.
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Re:I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my per... by stefantalpalaru on Thursday December 17, 2015 @11:18PM (#10756595)
> anti-scientific thought

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoughtcrime

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Re:I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my per... by fabulist on Thursday December 17, 2015 @11:22PM (#10756610)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientism
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