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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Odin2005

(53,521 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:49 AM Nov 2012

Something really annoying about technophobes I have noticed...

Is that the woo-woos and technophobes ALWAYS conflate a technology with unscrupulous misuses of that technology. One sees this in discussions about nuclear energy ("nuclear weapons are bad, so nuclear energy must be banned!&quot , and with GMOs ("Monsanto is full of greedy assholes, so GMOs should be banned!!!&quot

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Something really annoying about technophobes I have noticed... (Original Post) Odin2005 Nov 2012 OP

There was some of that woo on DU recently about disruptive technologies too ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #1

What's REALLY annoying is when they equate it all with 'science' LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #2

As I understand it uriel1972 Nov 2012 #3

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

1. There was some of that woo on DU recently about disruptive technologies too

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:52 AM

Nov 2012

Luddites are soooo yesterday

LeftishBrit

(41,303 posts)

2. What's REALLY annoying is when they equate it all with 'science'

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:46 PM

Nov 2012

Science is no good because it causes pollution and nuclear bombs, etc.

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

3. As I understand it

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 05:10 PM

Nov 2012

The creationists say science is bad, but technology is good. Striving to create a false division between the two intertwined concepts.

I wonder about the anti-science people who rant about how bad 'Science' is on the internet of all places, whether they would refuse all medical care and live without clothes and fire.

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