What Katie Couric says here is undeniably true. There is a palpable resentment of educated people who understand science, and push for all the tenets of the U.S. Constitution: due process, the balance of powers, the states’ rights to regulate …
Tag: Isaac Asimov
Is There Any Value in Education? Some Viewpoints on the Subject May Surprise You
All literate English-speaking people have a great deal of respect for Isaac Asimov, but it’s hard to understand his and so many others’ disdain for education as it is delivered in our schools. And some have been so much more …
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American Stupidity
It wasn’t that long ago that stupidity was a bad thing, and that unintelligent people were at a distinct disadvantage in life. That’s no longer the case. They support one another with reassurance; they fit in well and form an …
Arrogant Americans Couldn’t Care Less about Scientific Truth
In America, we glorify ignorance. We can’t get enough of it. We bathe ourselves in it. As Isaac Asimov put it: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism …
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