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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Taitertots

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9. Scientific thinking is hard and too many people are stupid

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:07 PM

Aug 2016

25% of the population is below 90 IQ. Tens of millions of people are just too stupid to be able to read and understand scientific texts or journals. Of course they have a negative view of the secret knowledge that describes how the world works.

These are people whose entire understanding of existence is just parroting the things people told them. Telling them they're wrong is calling their loved ones liars.

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Why do people hate science? [View all] Archae Aug 2016 OP

My guess is identity. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #1

Because it's uncontrollable and unpredictable. DetlefK Aug 2016 #2

Science is a scary stranger. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #5

Your other thread in GD has some, progressoid Aug 2016 #3

I noticed. Archae Aug 2016 #4

Science has always had critics when a pet belief is challenged. AlbertCat Aug 2016 #6

Like naturopaths/accupuncturists etc. wearing lab coats... uriel1972 Aug 2016 #7

A lot of edhopper Aug 2016 #8

Scientific thinking is hard and too many people are stupid Taitertots Aug 2016 #9

I don't think it's so much that people hate science PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 #10

I don't hate science. I just find it unnecessarily limiting and confining. stone space Nov 2016 #11

"Science" is a corruptible process, not a religion. kristopher Nov 2016 #12

Science is a tool. Nothing more. Archae Nov 2016 #13

But that isn't what's going on here. kristopher Nov 2016 #14

Well, you're about half right Orrex Nov 2016 #15

What the hell are you talking about? kristopher Nov 2016 #16

Perhaps you didn't read what you wrote Orrex Nov 2016 #17

My words are addressing a specific pattern of behavior here on DU. kristopher Nov 2016 #18

People hate thinking when they don't have to. Orsino Feb 2017 #19

As a retired HS teacher... El Viejo Mar 2017 #20

The core of science is being willing to admit that you can be horribly wrong. DetlefK Mar 2017 #21

Too true... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #22