Science isn't their new religion, "scientific consensus" (with the quotes) is their new religion.
We need to stop using "science" as they use it. Science is not whatever the media says is correct. Science is not whatever the leftist politicians say. Science is a process to learn more about the natural word, it makes no claims in and of itself and, most importantly, the shit the left pushes is not science.
Shutting down one side of the discussion and banning people who disagree is anti-science.
Claiming there is an illness, but only a select group of people know anything about it, and therefore we must do everything they say, is anti-science. That's more akin to religions of the past where a religious leader claims that God only speaks through him and therefore everyone must do what he says.
This won't stop them from using it, and in fact grants them more credibility and power when we continue to use it properly as people assume they are also doing the same.
We are literally watching this happen in triple speed with the word "anti-vaxx" as literally any usage they have for it is now equal to any and all prior valid usage. That's why their word games are so effective, and conceding it to them is very dangerous territory.
The least we could do is put "science" in quotes whenever we're using it in their twisted way. The same goes for any other word, like "anti-vax" or "racist."
I feel that using the word "science" in their way without qualifying it with at least quotes gives them more credibility as any onlooker would view us as admission that we don't trust science, which they may still view as a process, not a bizarre consensus.
I can agree to that, but that's far more effective in text than in speech where doing so constantly will make you look far worse than them often unless the person already agrees with you.
It's even easier in speech because you can just change your inflection. You can also throw in longer explanations in lieu of just the word ("their idea of science") very quickly whereas in text it might look unwieldy.
Science isn't their new religion, "scientific consensus" (with the quotes) is their new religion.
We need to stop using "science" as they use it. Science is not whatever the media says is correct. Science is not whatever the leftist politicians say. Science is a process to learn more about the natural word, it makes no claims in and of itself and, most importantly, the shit the left pushes is not science.
Shutting down one side of the discussion and banning people who disagree is anti-science.
Claiming there is an illness, but only a select group of people know anything about it, and therefore we must do everything they say, is anti-science. That's more akin to religions of the past where a religious leader claims that God only speaks through him and therefore everyone must do what he says.
I usually tend to refer to it as The Science™ but I was on my phone and too lazy to find the TM earlier.
It's like a mystery cult, only the "mystery" in the middle is nothing but a bag of human poo.
This won't stop them from using it, and in fact grants them more credibility and power when we continue to use it properly as people assume they are also doing the same.
We are literally watching this happen in triple speed with the word "anti-vaxx" as literally any usage they have for it is now equal to any and all prior valid usage. That's why their word games are so effective, and conceding it to them is very dangerous territory.
"The vax" now refers to an injection that is literally not a vaccine. That's the power of manipulative language.
I'm beginning to wonder if maybe the printing press was a mistake.
The least we could do is put "science" in quotes whenever we're using it in their twisted way. The same goes for any other word, like "anti-vax" or "racist."
I feel that using the word "science" in their way without qualifying it with at least quotes gives them more credibility as any onlooker would view us as admission that we don't trust science, which they may still view as a process, not a bizarre consensus.
I can agree to that, but that's far more effective in text than in speech where doing so constantly will make you look far worse than them often unless the person already agrees with you.
It's even easier in speech because you can just change your inflection. You can also throw in longer explanations in lieu of just the word ("their idea of science") very quickly whereas in text it might look unwieldy.