As far back as 1995,
renowned American astronomer and science popularizer Carl Sagan expressed
concern about the trend in this country toward a society in which, “clutching
our crystals and religiously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties
in steep decline…we slide, almost without noticing, into superstition and
darkness.” Almost two decades later, thanks in large part to the actions of
vocal, well-funded, fear-mongering activists, Sagan’s concerns are even more in
evidence.
Today we see numerous examples of
radical activists exploiting widespread ignorance of science, pushing a kind of
New Age, anti-technology, anti-business, “return-to-unspoiled-nature” ideology.
Superstition and darkness now spur spurious concerns about many products and
technologies, including vaccines, nuclear power, pesticides, genetically
engineered foods, and chemicals found in an array of consumer products....ToRead More....
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