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Entry: The Right's Science Problem Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_rights_science_problem#17839 Post contents: There is one glaring omission to this article: That the modern left also rejects science in favor of politics. And this is particularly true of "Scientific American". As a librarian I emailed them to clarify their position on the James Watson affair. In particular I asked them why they were in favor of silencing Watson rather than attempting to refute his ideas. Of course I never got a reply. I think the saddest thing about the right's rejection of science, and evolution in particular, is that evolution defends traditional conservative views with devastating effect. What other science can explain why whites and Asians do better than blacks and browns without resorting to conspiracy theories of white wickedness and racism so subtle nobody knows it's there? It also explains why the feminist presupposition that all history is a conspiracy to keep women down is more than just laughably wrong. And it also vindicates traditionally notions of sexual morality without resorting to arguments from divine authority. It's one thing to watch your opponents shoot themselves in the foot. It's another thing altogether to watch one's allies do it. I hope the right wakes up to what science can do for them. Sent at: 2008 07 06