http://realitybasedcommunity.net/archive/2005/02/science_a_democ.php Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://realitybasedcommunity.net/archive/2005/02/science_a_democ.php/comment-page-1#comment-7 Tue, 08 Mar 2005 14:19:08 +0000 http://realitybasedcommunity.net/archive/2005/02/science_a_democ.php#comment-7 This attempt to get ID into schools is a very good example of what it means not to be in the reality-based community, i.e. ignoring the facts and trying to shape people’s opinions regardless. Science does not equal democracy but I do think that democracy and an honest willingness to find out what the world is like do go hand in hand. Of course, the truth is not democratic – just because x per cent of Americans believe that angels/aliens/etc walk the earth does not make it so. The link goes the other way – a commitment to democratic ideals follows from the rejection of all utopias together with a modicum of empathy and a dose of humility – all traits that speak of a realistic view on the world.

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