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QuietNewApplication t1_isrj3oh wrote

Reply to comment by AndyDaBear in Science Denialism Is a Form of Pseudoscience - Massimo Pigliucci by CartesianClosedCat

That is fine, when theory means theory in the colloquial sense, but scientific theory is a not a mere theory.

It is not necessarily a "moral crime" to accept scientific theories (not mere theories) like evolution and gravity, it does certainly signal either willful ignorance, plain ignorance or social/political choices to actively reject scientific theory. The only one that probably ought not be judged, at the very least, as a social problem, is actual ignorance.

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AndyDaBear t1_isrt9c5 wrote

You seem to be implying that scientific theories are all necessarily of a high epistemic weight. If so, this is not remotely true. Most scientific theories turn out to be false or at the least only partially right. If this were not the case no more research would be necessary.

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PrimePhilosophy t1_issb6o6 wrote

A scientific theory is only a scientific theory if you are allowed to question it...

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