The Age of Denial

Our society no longer values the integrity of scientific fact -- but did it ever? Welcome to the Age of Denial - NYTimes.com: "Today, however, it is politically effective, and socially acceptable, to deny scientific fact. Narrowly defined, “creationism” was a minor current in American thinking for much of the 20th century. But in the years since I was a student, a well-funded effort has skillfully rebranded that ideology as “creation science” and pushed it into classrooms across the country. Though transparently unscientific, denying evolution has become a litmus test for some conservative politicians, even at the highest levels." (read more at link above)

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