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Professor in exile. Biologist. Seeker and communicator of truths. Spends time in the Amazon. Rhymes with flying.

Portland, OR
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    1. Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 16

      Misogyny is to misandry as illiteracy is to innumeracy. Nearly everyone understands that misogyny and illiteracy are undesirable, without which the world would be better. By contrast, among some of the chattering class, both misandry and innumeracy have a strange, ugly cachet.

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    2. Julie Laurin‏ @julie_laurin Oct 16
      Replying to @HeatherEHeying

      I'm French-Canadian, so I'm curious - is there a word for those who don't believe in science or take anti-science stance? "Innumeracy" is number-oriented, but what's a good word that encapsulates the denial of science?

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      Heather E Heying‏ @HeatherEHeying Oct 16
      Replying to @julie_laurin

      Postmodernist? (Only half joking. It's a good question--what is the science equivalent of innumerate. As far as I know, there is no good word in English. I have, in decades past, argued that every language probably does some things best. Does French have a word for this?)

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        2. Julie Laurin‏ @julie_laurin Oct 16
          Replying to @HeatherEHeying

          HA! I'm an artist who also believes and loves science - and words! So I've wondered this for a while. I don't believe there's a French word for it either. But I think it's time we come up with one because the rate of science denial these days is alarming.

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        3. G Scott‏ @counter_pt Oct 16
          Replying to @julie_laurin @HeatherEHeying

          The problem with popular topics in science with potential societal or cultural significance is that they quickly become politicized. At that point it becomes nearly impossible for lay people to separate the wheat from the chaff.

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        2. jeffrey BOO-sset‏ @mtn_dsrt_pastor Oct 16
          Replying to @HeatherEHeying @julie_laurin

          The Germans must have a word for it.

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        3. JamesonLaw‏ @JamesonHalpern Oct 16
          Replying to @mtn_dsrt_pastor @HeatherEHeying @julie_laurin

          perhaps Luddite.

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        1. James Hunt II‏ @james_hunt Oct 16
          Replying to @HeatherEHeying @julie_laurin

          Closest I can get to a synonym is Luddite... but it’s a bit more directed at describing anti-technology people.

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        1. Jonathan Barry‏ @jonbnh Oct 16
          Replying to @HeatherEHeying @julie_laurin

          It's a good challenge. Best I can come up with is 'emotionalism'.

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        1. Brian‏ @susko_music Oct 16
          Replying to @HeatherEHeying @julie_laurin

          Luddite.

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