antiscientific love

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to antiscience
  • adjective Contrary to the tenets of the scientific method

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Examples

  • However, the antiscientific attitudes of the Christian right are being exploited to prevent the government of the United States from taking actions that might be essential for everyone's welfare, including the grandchildren of those industrialists, preachers, politicians, and scientists who now so vehemently oppose any action.

    Victor Stenger: Global Warming and Religion Victor Stenger 2011

  • However, the antiscientific attitudes of the Christian right are being exploited to prevent the government of the United States from taking actions that might be essential for everyone's welfare, including the grandchildren of those industrialists, preachers, politicians, and scientists who now so vehemently oppose any action.

    Victor Stenger: Global Warming and Religion Victor Stenger 2011

  • This can naturally debunk antiscientific claims as one consequence.

    Why Francis Beckwith Can't Be Taken Seriously - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • In his Wall Street Journal piece this week, he argues that if one doesn't understand the need to drastically cut carbon emissions to avoid dangerous climate disruption, then "you are an antiscientific ignoramus who probably thinks the Earth is flat."

    James Hoggan: Bjorn Lomborg's Climate Confusionist Spin Is Never Ending 2010

  • This can naturally debunk antiscientific claims as one consequence.

    Why Francis Beckwith Can't Be Taken Seriously - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • In his Wall Street Journal piece this week, he argues that if one doesn't understand the need to drastically cut carbon emissions to avoid dangerous climate disruption, then "you are an antiscientific ignoramus who probably thinks the Earth is flat."

    James Hoggan: Bjorn Lomborg's Climate Confusionist Spin Is Never Ending 2010

  • In his Wall Street Journal piece this week, he argues that if one doesn't understand the need to drastically cut carbon emissions to avoid dangerous climate disruption, then "you are an antiscientific ignoramus who probably thinks the Earth is flat."

    James Hoggan: Bjorn Lomborg's Climate Confusionist Spin Is Never Ending 2010

  • The fact that irrational and antiscientific attitudes remain so widespread suggests that the case for science still needs to be made.

    Mainstream experiments 2010

  • Either you believe global warming is the worst problem mankind has ever faced and that cutting carbon is the only solution, or you are an antiscientific ignoramus who probably thinks the Earth is flat.

    U-Turn On Global Warming? Hardly. 2010

  • P.S. Before you flame me read the first few pages 99-101 of Steve Shapin's "how to be antiscientific".

    Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

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