Talk:Misuse of science

• Do not think that science gives you any better ability to choose a basis. It makes you more consistent and logical, but it gives no judgement on the basis. Indeed under the wrong teaching, it can quickly lead to a whole country of educated people to support vast evil. This is what happened with the nazis under the auspices of uncontrolled social Darwinism. [1]

I think this blogger captures the context of what Ben Stein was trying to say (using a verbal shorthand that looks incorrect when taken out of context) when he told Crouch:

• Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people
• When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. Myers [biologist P.Z. Myers], talking about how great scientists were, I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed … that was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science — in my opinion, this is just an opinion — that’s where science leads you. [2]

Contributors to this encyclopedia can help by locating and transcribing the context of these remarks. Opponents of the project - which includes anyone who believes in quote mining can redeem themselves by fulfilling this request - but otherwise should not engage in any distortion of Ben Stein's positions. --Ed Poor ^Talk 10:54, 9 May 2008 (EDT)