Great Science Cancellation Continues: Here’s the Latest Victim

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In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound.  Source
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Even Scientists Are Starting to Doubt “Approved Views”

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A recent Orwellian firing gives some insight into what happens when an academic collides with Political Correctness. Source
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Francis Collins Employs Climate Change as a Cudgel

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Collins identifies as a Christian, but he seems to have missed a glaring instance of design in the Earth system. Source
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Beware of the “Right to Health”

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Health and wellness are becoming the primary justifications for international technocracy, or “rule by experts.” Source
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This Is Science? Top Medical Journal Goes After…Capitalism

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Having strived to transform global warming into a planetary health emergency, it has now published a screed attacking “commercialism” for killing the planet. Source
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Scientists Behaving Badly: Suppressing Intelligent Design Was Only the Start

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The best that each of us can do to fight back is to continue educating as many people as possible. Source
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Mimesis and Identifying the Intelligent Designer

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We are social creatures, meant to be together. That means social pressure is real and can be intense. Source
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