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In reply to the discussion: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Tells Bill Maher That Anti-Science Liberals Are Full of Shit Too [View all]LWolf
(46,179 posts)Science is, or should not be, a god nor a religion. It's a method. It's a tool.
And like all tools, it can be used for good, and it can be used for ill.
From my pov, I see that some people treat science like a devil, because it conflicts with their belief system.
Some people treat science like a belief system instead of a tool, giving "science" more power than proper, and taking human choice, human action, out of the equation. Science, not human intellect nor character nor values, will "save" us. Every problem will be solved, not by people, but by science.
Some people acknowledge the power of science while still recognizing it's the use of science in human hands that determines its value, and its positive and negative effects.
I could be wrong, of course, but I've always seen that first "devil" group as coming mostly from the right-wing, the conservatives, and especially the christians. I've seen the other two groups as coming mostly from the center and the left.