The Rise and Fall of Science

Re:The Rise and Fall of Science by bitdizzy on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @10:35AM (#24980550)

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.

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Re:The Rise and Fall of Science by SaltyBackendGuy on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @10:38AM (#24980578)

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.

What?

[0] https://www.adl.org/hate-symbols?cat_id%5B146%5D=146

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Re:The Rise and Fall of Science by thinkingemote on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @10:53AM (#24980722)

Wouldn't a supremacist emphasise scientific progress?

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Re:The Rise and Fall of Science by golergka on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @10:48AM (#24980686)

> This is white supremacist drivel.

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.

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Re:The Rise and Fall of Science by bxrxdx on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @11:06AM (#24980853)

Actually it is a very valid criticism

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Re:The Rise and Fall of Science by bitdizzy on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @11:39AM (#24981217)

White supremacists are famous for having incoherent ideologies and engaging dishonestly, yes. I am confident in saying that.

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