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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Apr 2017

    1. "Science should not be political." Well, yes & no.

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      1. ヒューゴ‏ @HugoKitano 22 Apr 2017
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        i like where this is going

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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Apr 2017
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        2. Best functioning of science requires creation of autonomous space from political interference. Creation of that space is a political act

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      3. Osborne‏ @Obornee 22 Apr 2017
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        Historically, no. Basic research spaces used to be created by public and private sector with no obvious politics or political agenda.

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      1. Rahul K‏ @zrahul2020 22 Apr 2017
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        The Science on if Russians hacked the election has unfortunately become political .

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      1. Akshai Singh 🌹 ⚽️ 🚌 🏳️‍🌈 ✊🏾‏ @chezrebellion 22 Apr 2017
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        truth is political. the ability to silence realities of oppressed is measurable by science- physical & quant to social & qualitative

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      1. Chad Denton‏ @reluctantlychad 22 Apr 2017
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        It just strikes me as weird that people make that claim when Westerners all grew up with the story of Galileo.

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      1. bahvoom‏ @_BVM 22 Apr 2017
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        Science funding is always a political issue and the epistemology of science has become a left-right issue since rise of the religious right

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      1. Chad Denton‏ @reluctantlychad 22 Apr 2017
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        (I mean the real story of Galileo is more complicated than the school narrative, namely Galileo kind of acted like a dick, but still...).

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      1. Bill Gardner‏ @Bill_Gardner 22 Apr 2017
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        The prioritization of applied questions funded by the government is also an appropriate domain for democratic decision making.

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      1. Gentleman Scientist Wannabe‏ @awrobinson79 22 Apr 2017
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        Perhaps science should not be political, but scientists should be. (Stolen from a #marchforscience sign.)

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