Re:The Rise and Fall of Science
by bitdizzy on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @10:35AM
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This is white supremacist drivel.
If your conclusion from examining the path-dependency of history is that good scientists are white male non-catholics with a troubled past, you're not doing scholarship. You're pushing numbers around.
The other articles on this site are even more egregious.
Re:The Rise and Fall of Science
by SaltyBackendGuy on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @10:38AM
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You're absolutely correct. The writer's icon resembles Alt-right insignias[0]. I am speechless...
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> Do we actually need more ‘scientific progress’ though? That is the question. The ‘rise’ of science has destroyed us. All it has done is cause more complication and is driving mankind mad.
Re:The Rise and Fall of Science
by stillbourne on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @11:03AM
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Behold: The Fall of Science! (As I type on this machine made entirely of science on a network system developed by academics from scientific research institutions while I am ignorant of what science is or how it works!)
If your conclusion from examining the path-dependency of history is that good scientists are white male non-catholics with a troubled past, you're not doing scholarship. You're pushing numbers around.
The other articles on this site are even more egregious.
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> Do we actually need more ‘scientific progress’ though? That is the question. The ‘rise’ of science has destroyed us. All it has done is cause more complication and is driving mankind mad.
What?
[0] https://www.adl.org/hate-symbols?cat_id%5B146%5D=146
Because as we all know, white supremacists are famous for praising jewish intelligence.
Seriously though, just saying that something is "white supremacism" is not a valid criticism.