There is a very old very good reason why we pasteurize milk. It seems to be forgotten. Everything is not default safe, we made it safe. But everyone with living memory of the hell before #vaccines and modern medicine and here, #food safety and sanitary #science, is dead. And #ignorance reigns.
They wish to relearn the obvious, with death and suffering for us all.
It’s often claimed that science is about accumulating knowledge. But knowledge accumulation is only one side of the scientific coin. This thread contains 10 quotes from scientists, philosophers of science, sociologists, feminists, and statisticians who’ve highlighted the importance of ignorance in science, both as a precursor and a product. Enjoy!
"Protesters screaming 'Free Palestine' ambush Easter Vigil at St Patrick's Cathedral."
Peace inside the cathedral quickly devolved into chaos as demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion NYC's Palestinian Solidarity group swarmed into the church.
Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies
Once treated as the absence of knowledge, ignorance today has become a highly influential topic in its own right, commanding growing attention across the natural and social sciences where a wide range of scholars have begun to explore the social life and political issues involved in the distribution and strategic use of not knowing.
No problem. They have two options, don't take any legal advice or just redefine the law (and reality - say along the lines that Rwanda is a safe country).
#Knowledge is under attack by an ill-informed public determined to replace it with popular #ignorance.
Though this is not entirely possible – no society could survive such a transition – the breakdown in trust between experts and laypeople underlying this misguided ambition is making the U.S. ungovernable.
#Experts are held in contempt, sometimes for their errors but increasingly simply because they are experts and laypeople are not.
Some people think that fascism is an image. They imagine people wearing armbands and waving flags. These are just symptoms. The causes are everyday composed of apathy towards rights, legislation slipped through without your knowledge, and micro aggressions. Those who run around wearing nazi uniforms are the direct result of their mentors. Be careful as to what you choose to ignore and what you are willing to let slide without criticism. #Fascism#Nazis#Ignorance
More defiance of the ‘will of the people’. The judges will be the next lot up against the wall, followed by anyone who does not meet their exacting purity (in deed, thought and form) standards.
As well as being stupid, they can't count. But maybe ‘unthinking intentions of a minority of the people' would not look as good? How long before the Daily Heil takes up the cry?
"New research unveiled that when faced with a choice, 40% of individuals opt to remain ignorant about how their decisions impact others, often leveraging this unawareness to act more selfishly.
The researchers equate this behavior to consumers who turn a blind eye to the problematic origins of products they purchase."
'Exceedingly dangerous': Why the rise of #Christian#nationalism is 'entirely out of our control'
In 2024, this nation will wrestle with Christian nationalism once again, but it won't be the nationalism of ideas. It will be a nationalism rooted more in emotion and mysticism than theology. The fever may not break until the 'prophecies' change, and that is a factor that is entirely out of our control.
"[Trump's] inability to read was part of a set of childhood behaviors including impulse control and attention that today would very likely have been identified as a ADHD learning disability, and treated. As an adult he has turned relative illiteracy into a selling point for a crowd of Americans who have decided that democracy means ignorance is as good as knowledge.
The heart of #Christians are on full display following the #eclipse. Some delusional #Christofascist woman who was convinced that the eclipse would usher in the "#rapture" left huge tips for multiple servers prior to the event because she figured she'd be with #Jesus, and wouldn't need the cash. When she discovered that she was still on Earth after the eclipse, she was struck with #Biblical butt-hurt, and went back and demanded her tips back!
The board of trustees for the Cypress Fairbanks independent school district in Houston voted 6-1 earlier this month to redact certain chapters in science textbooks, including those about vaccines, human growth, diversity, and climate change.
The Texas Taliban are determined to ensure that the state remains rooted to the 15th century.