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People who “believe in science” are
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Posted By: Big Bopper, 11/7/2025 11:38:57 AM

Remember the virtue-signaling yard signs a few years ago? In rainbow colors, they shouted self-congratulatory platitudes like: “HATE DOESN’T LIVE HERE” Except that the residents of the house hated anyone who disagreed with them. “NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL” As if the phrase “illegal immigrant” is synonymous with the phrase “illegal human.” “BLACK LIVES MATTER” In view of the colossal rip-offs committed by the organization of that name, this one didn’t age well. “WATER IS LIFE” Except it’s not; water is a simple molecule of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Saying “water is life” is like saying “aluminum is an airplane.” “SCIENCE IS REAL”

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Reply 1 - Posted by: hurricanegirl 11/7/2025 1:28:08 PM (No. 2027056)
When science stupidly promotes such things as the big bang theory and evolution WITHOUT proof, I have a problem with science, too. It began to fall apart when scientists tried to use it to refute the existence of God rather than to understand how the universe works.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: kono 11/7/2025 1:32:36 PM (No. 2027058)
We've already hashed and rehashed most of these on Lcom. But it looks worth a closer read.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 11/8/2025 6:22:55 AM (No. 2027218)
"“NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL” - As if the phrase “illegal immigrant” is synonymous with the phrase “illegal human"." OK, for clarity, let's call them Criminal Immigrants. Humans CAN be criminals. "Science is real" Science as a PROCESS is real, even though the process itself is subject to change when flaws are discovered. The biggest problem we have is that we treat pronouncements from authorities as legitimate without examining the process they used generate those pronouncements. Often, verifying and certifying the process is more difficult than dealing with the actual pronouncement. Some of that difficulty is due to the methods used being highly specialized and some of it is deliberate obfuscation by he researchers who don't want you to look too carefully at what they are being paid to produce. It's easier to fake up the results, satisfy the people that wanted the results they asked to be examined, and collect your check. Then the researcher becomes a member of the "Good old boys club" that supports the popular theory. Until, at some point, the whole house of cards collapses because Truth can be somewhat stubborn.
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