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Atheists and the National Academy of Sciences (view source)
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Scientism is self-refuting. [[William Lane Craig]] wrote: "Scientism tells us that we should not believe any proposition that cannot be scientifically proven. But what about that very proposition itself? It cannot itself be scientifically proven."<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting?]</ref>
Scientism is self-refuting. [[William Lane Craig]] wrote: "Scientism tells us that we should not believe any proposition that cannot be scientifically proven. But what about that very proposition itself? It cannot itself be scientifically proven."<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting?]</ref>
5. Becoming a member of the NAS is a political process through election. Therefore, being a political process, candidates can face discrimination. Creationists have faced underhanded discrimination by evolutionists (see: [[Suppression to alternatives to evolution]]). In 2013, an study found that academia was less likely to hire evangelical Christians due to discriminatory attitudes.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full Suspicions Confirmed: Academia Shutting Out Conservative Professors]</ref>
'''5.''' Becoming a member of the NAS is a political process through election. And as noted earlier, the NAS would tend to attract individuals who skew to the left. Political processes are subject to corruption/discrimination.
'''5.''' Atheists are well-known for their arrogance (see: [[Atheism and arrogance]]). Joining an elitist organization is naturally more appealing to arrogant individuals.
Since [[World War II]] a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the evolutionary position which employs methodological naturalism have been [[Atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref>
* Dr. Don Batten, [http://creation.com/a-whos-who-of-evolutionists A ''Who’s Who'' of evolutionists] ''Creation'' 20(1):32, December 1997.
* [[Jonathan Sarfati]], Ph.D.,F.M., [http://www.creation.com/content/view/3830 ''Refuting Evolution'', Chapter 1, Facts and Bias]
</ref> Creationists have faced underhanded discrimination by evolutionists (see: [[Suppression of alternatives to evolution]]). In 2013, an study found that academia was less likely to hire religious conservatives due to discriminatory attitudes.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full Suspicions Confirmed: Academia Shutting Out Conservative Professors]</ref>
'''6.''' Atheists are well-known for their arrogance (see: [[Atheism and arrogance]]). Joining an elitist organization is naturally more appealing to arrogant individuals.
== See also ==
== See also ==