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Politicization of science (view source)
Revision as of 18:18, March 11, 2008
, 18:18, March 11, 2008It is a true perversion of the scientific process to find that skepticism is no longer welcome or accepted in scientific debate
'''Politicization of science''' is the misuse of science to serve a political agenda.
'''Politicization of science''' is the misuse of science to serve a political agenda.
It occurs when interested parties assert a certain fact or principle as true, even when it remains unproven or is even manifestly untrue. It occurs when scientific facts or principles are suppressed because they contradict ideology.
It occurs when interested parties assert a certain fact or principle as true, even when it remains unproven or is even manifestly untrue. It occurs when scientific facts or principles are suppressed because they contradict ideology.
* It is a true perversion of the [[scientific process]] to find that [[skepticism]] is no longer welcome or accepted in [[scientific debate]]. [http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/07/chapter-2-is-it.html]
The two best known cases in the [[history of science]] concern the church's suppression of [[Galileo]], whose findings were finally accepted by the Roman Catholic Church centuries later; and the [[Lysenko]] episode in the Soviet Union. The current top controversies are [[global warming]] and the [[theory of evolution]].
The two best known cases in the [[history of science]] concern the church's suppression of [[Galileo]], whose findings were finally accepted by the Roman Catholic Church centuries later; and the [[Lysenko]] episode in the Soviet Union. The current top controversies are [[global warming]] and the [[theory of evolution]].