scary things at CRTC

[James Knott]

Christopher Browne wrote:
> On 2009-04-08, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>   
>> Science requires people to think & challenge and not accept things
>> because someone says so.
>>     
>
> Scientists living in Russia between 1930 and 1960 would be quite
> likely to take exception to that claim, as the scientific
> establishment, which was conspicuously NOT "religion-influenced,"
> arrested and executed scientists that challenged the status quo.
>
> Look up Lysenkoism and Lamarckism for more on this...
>   
That's an exception, where the government thought they could run science
by decree, to support their political system.  The Nazis did similar. 
Regardless, that corruption of scientific process does not imply all
science is that way.  Those scientists were persecuted because their
research conflicted with what the government wanted.  Centuries ago, it
was the church they had to worry about, as Galileo discovered.  On the
other hand, religious belief has been stagnant for centuries and
challenges to it have often been harshly dealt with.  It also has
nothing to support it.



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