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:Didn't know the bit about the discovery converting Hoyle to [[faith]]. Feel free to add that.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:39, 21 November 2009 (EST)
:Didn't know the bit about the discovery converting Hoyle to [[faith]]. Feel free to add that.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:39, 21 November 2009 (EST)
== No bias in the prize ==
It is inaccurate to claim that there is a political bias in how the prize has been awarded. Liberals and conservatives have won a Nobel prize in every field throughout the prize's history. Furthermore, the prize has been awarded to scientists and thinkers who, often quite controversially, stand against the "party lines" on various issues in their respected fields.
Notable conservatives and advocates of controversial positions who have won the prize include:
::Kary Mullis (1993, Chemistry)--advocated strongly against [[global warming]] and [[HIV]] as the causative agent of AIDS
::[[Winston Churchill]] (1953, Literature)--member of the British Conservative Party
::[[Milton Friedman]] (1976, Economics)--Economic adviser to [[Ronald Reagan]], and a vocal libertarian
::James Buchanan (1986, Economics)--Vocal libertarian, has founded several libertarian political groups
This list is far from exhaustive, but it does illustrate the general lack of political bias in the Nobel committees. What the Nobel prize seeks to recognize is the overall impact of an individual's contribution to their field. --[[User:RudrickBoucher|RudrickBoucher]] 18:41, 3 October 2011 (EDT)