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Re:Physicist offers $10,000 for anyone to scientifically dis... by rossjudson on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @09:59AM (#7937737)
Because they don't just "think" the opposite of him; they claim that they have a scientific basis for their position. It's like the difference between hearing someone committed a crime, and watching them commit it (and testifying about it).

We certainly tolerate people who think unicorns fly out of pots of gold at the ends of rainbows, but we don't let them make decisions that will affect the health and well-being of a significant part of the planet's population.

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Re:Physicist offers $10,000 for anyone to scientifically dis... by belovedeagle on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @10:49AM (#7938047)
This is the very definition of dogmatism. You literally just claimed that thinking differently is okay, as long as it's not your sacred cow which is getting involved in the discussion.

Let me help you understand what this sounds like: "Because they don't just 'think' that evolution is real; they claim that the bible isn't the inspired Word of God!" That's absolutely no different than what you just wrote: science is your "inspired Word" about which no one can disagree, even if they're allowed to disagree about everything else.

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