• BlackSheep@lemmy.ca
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    7 hours ago

    Science is not about government, or right and left, or free speech. It’s just science. It’s about individuals spending their lives studying a specific subject. Politicians who know nothing about those subjects should have no say. I shudder to think what might have happened during the polio outbreak under today’s U.S politicians.

    Edit: In support of your comment.

    • NotLemming@lemm.ee
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      48 seconds ago

      I’d say science is about finding truth by rejecting untruths.

      A fundamental question is whether there is such a thing as objective truth. I’d argue yes. Magas would probably say no (at least I know one who gave that answer). To them there’s only your version of reality vs theirs.

      That’s why they invent and choose to believe untruths, because they believe they can invent truth rather than find it.

    • Zacryon@feddit.org
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      4 hours ago

      Politicians who know nothing about those subjects should have no say.

      Some ethical guidelines are very important though. We usually don’t want to conduct potentially deadly experiments on humans for example.