No, that's not it. We absolutely do need to fear bad ideas that gain great cultural currency & become a dominant in society. We need to reason with our own moral tribes when they become infected by this in both intellectual & political thought. https://twitter.com/cultofdusty/status/970414858045968387 …
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I think we might be talking about two different things. Maybe it’s my autism making it hard for me to find the right magical combination of words to get my point across. Here’s it all in black and white: Science good. Biases bad. Question and test everything!
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Yes. Science allows you to test theories and debunk poor ones.
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My whole thesis was that science is like a hammer. You can use it to strike idols to see if they’re hollow and need to be smashed...or you can bludgeon someone’s brains out with it.
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