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stopdiggin

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2. hubris is never helpful ..

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Fri May 12, 2023, 09:17 PM

May 2023

On the other hand ... When you're battling against anti-maskers, anti-vaxers, and anti-evolutionists - one can be forgiven for a tendency to reach for a two by four, rather than a fine line drawing pencil. Yes?

When global warming and evolution are "just a theory" - you really need to fire back.

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We should move past 'trust the science' - Science.org editor-in-chief [View all] BootinUp May 2023 OP

Kinda tone deaf. Buzz cook May 2023 #1

hubris is never helpful .. stopdiggin May 2023 #2

I think the ignorance is on purpose and ego driven. canuckledragger May 2023 #3

yes. definitely. stopdiggin May 2023 #4