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The '''politics of science''' is distinguished from [[science]] itself, by virtue of the emphasis on the numbers of scientists or scientific bodies which favor a particular scientific theory, rather than whether the theory can be shown to be consistent with the facts.  

The '''politics of science''' is distinguished from [[science]] itself, by virtue of the emphasis on the numbers of scientists or scientific bodies which favor a particular scientific theory, rather than whether the theory can be shown to be consistent with the facts.  

The result is often politicized science (or [[atheism|atheistic]] [[junk science]]) which clings to outmoded ideas despite the appearance of better ones, as well as adopting new ideas despite lack of proof. Such junk science then being used in support of [[liberal]] public policy. Examples of such junk science influencing public and educational policy are [[Counterexamples to Evolution|evolution]], [[Counterexamples to Relativity|relativity]], [[global warming]] and much of [[cosmology]] and [[geology]] based on a [[Counterexamples to an Old Earth|time frame]] which predates [[creation]]. Consequently the rigid disciplne and [[logic]] of [[creation science]] is gaining in importance, enabling intelligent people to distinguish real science from atheistic secular politicized science.

The history of science is replete with examples in which the scientific establishment resisted new theories which turned out decades later to be true. See, for example, the [[germ theory of disease]].  

The history of science is replete with examples in which the [[liberal]] scientific establishment resisted new theories and [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]] which turned out centuries or decades later to be true. See, for example, the [[germ theory of disease]].  

There have also been cases, notably the racist theory of [[Eugenics]], in which a novel theory rapidly became the darling of the mainstream - without ever having any facts in its support.  

Further examples of junk science embraced by liberals are the racist theory of [[Eugenics]], used to support forced sterilization of "defectives", as well as prolonged race segregation and discrimination and global warming theories which are being used to promote a massive redistribution of wealth and/or a severe rationing of energy consumption (see [[Kyoto Protocol]]).  

This political prejudice takes various forms, such as clinging to outmoded ideas despite the appearance of better ones, as well as adopting new ideas despite lack of proof.

'''The bottom line, for a scientific theory, is of course not whether it advances the liberal agenda but whether it is [[creation science|true]]''' (see [[scientific method]]).

 

'''The bottom line, for a scientific theory, is of course not whether it advances anyone's agenda but whether it is true''' (see [[scientific method]]).

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