Antiscience Beliefs Jeopardize U.S. Democracy

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Antiscience Beliefs Jeopardize U.S. Democracy

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antiscience-beliefs-jeopardiz...

Interesting article, and if anyone has been following Chuck's astonishing anti-scientific creationist claims in the hilarious thread claiming atheism is a religion then it's a startling glimpse of why we should be worried. Those of you in the US in particular I'd say, as approximately 45% of adult Americans share Chucks woefully ignorant beliefs that the universe and everything in it is just 6000 years old.

I wonder how these delusional lunatics square getting medical treatment? Do they even know that all medical research accepts and is based on the fact of species evolution I wonder? You have to wonder why a YEC thinks they need a new flu jab every year? The mind truly boggles, but this is a massive problem that isnlt going away, and most especially in the states where your economy is driven by science and technology.

Imagine that article in light of Donald Trump being elected president, just a few years later? What does that say about where politics in the states is heading.

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