3.26.2013

Science vs Belief

A good post at GinAndTacos this morning.

THE DIVIDE | Gin and Tacos:
the older I get the more I believe that the real divide in this country (I won't speak for the whole world, although I have my suspicions) is not between liberals and conservatives, the old and young, black and white, or any of the most common tropes. The divide in modern America is between people who think facts and knowledge are based on evidence and those who think that whatever one believes is true. The media is liberal because I think it is. Climate change and evolution are myths because I don't believe them. Tax cuts grow the economy because I think they do. 

For most Americans, the research stops as soon as they find something that agrees with what they believe.

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