Re:Why science is so hard to believe
by stolio on Monday February 16, 2015 @02:09PM
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> 1. Hot-button issue arises wherein the majority of the science agrees with one position, but very specific legitimate issues persist.
Yep. I suppose I'm "anti-GMO" in the sense that I view interspecies and intra-species gene transfer (sometimes called horizontal gene transfer) to be different animals. It's been a real let down when I've brought these things up and I'm treated like I just insulted a recently deceased person.
Then I have to "pull my nerd card" to be treated like a human being again and I'm left wondering why we treat people this way. A great part of science is we get to use evidence and leave emotions out of it. If I'm speaking to somebody with a biology background I'm happy to listen, question my beliefs and learn, but dealing with the anti-anti-GMO crowd only makes me feel combative. I can only imagine how people without a science background feel when they try to join the discussion.
Yep. I suppose I'm "anti-GMO" in the sense that I view interspecies and intra-species gene transfer (sometimes called horizontal gene transfer) to be different animals. It's been a real let down when I've brought these things up and I'm treated like I just insulted a recently deceased person.
Then I have to "pull my nerd card" to be treated like a human being again and I'm left wondering why we treat people this way. A great part of science is we get to use evidence and leave emotions out of it. If I'm speaking to somebody with a biology background I'm happy to listen, question my beliefs and learn, but dealing with the anti-anti-GMO crowd only makes me feel combative. I can only imagine how people without a science background feel when they try to join the discussion.