“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning controversial books”

Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by kwinten on Saturday June 19, 2021 @03:20PM (#27563549)

Ideally, sure.

It is just my personal opinion that anti-science does not have equal value as science and should not be found right alongside it. Given the correct context and time and place, I don't fundamentally have an issue with the books existing or people being able to read them.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by camdenlock on Saturday June 19, 2021 @03:41PM (#27563732)

An idea is not “anti-science” merely because it makes you or anyone else feel uncomfortable.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by orwin on Saturday June 19, 2021 @05:40PM (#27564703)

4. Someone who thinks that homosexuality is immoral and dangerous.

I'd argue that this is anti-science. The biological theory "en vogue" is that homosexuality (not the sexual act, the falling in love part) is determined by hormonal balance during pregnancy. I don't think any theory argue that this is dangerous, and well, about immorality, it has nothing to do with science.

So this idea is anti-science, and i don't think is interesting enough to take a spot on a shelf in a science university. Maybe in the reserve. Are you disagreeing with that?

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by baobabKoodaa on Sunday June 20, 2021 @07:00AM (#27568903)

So which is it? If someone says "homosexuality is immoral", is it anti-science, or does it "have nothing to do with science"? You can't have both.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by esyir on Sunday June 20, 2021 @05:44AM (#27568540)

Morality has little to do with science, and this case is not different. For an extreme example we determined that murderous psychopathy was related to a developmental hiccup, would you be surprised that people would call it immoral or dangerous?

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