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Entry: The Right's Science Problem Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_rights_science_problem#17197 Post contents: Don, you are missing the point. It is not that [neo-]conservatives repudiate science because of the flaky science behind evolution, global warming, or stem cell research in general. The problem Mr Seitz brings up is that [neo-]conservatives dismiss science because it challenges their world-view; they dismiss it without ever taking it to task; without ever challenging science on it's own ground. If "science" says "global warming is man-made", much of the [neo-]conservative community stand up and say "GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX", facts be damned. To quote Mr Seitz: <<To political operatives, downplaying science made focus-group sense, for no-brow votes count the same as middle or high, and in many congressional districts, parents fearful of begetting video-game addicts outnumber Wired subscribers.>> The [neo-]conservative parents are rightfully wary of "science" and "technology" because they view it as this: http://media.commercialappeal.com/mca/content/img/photos/2007/11/17/18youth2.jpeg and this: http://www.st-aug.edu/press-releases/images/Video-game-students.jpg Parents don't want their kids to be like the thugs on the street. In their ignorance, they reject science and technology, and embrace "Masters of Business Administration", whatever in the world that is. Sent at: 2008 07 08