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Dump the Facts, Ma’am 0

Rebecca Watson reports on a recent study that indicates conservatives dislike, distrust, and disbelieve science. Here’s a bit from her article:

But this study showed that the Republican plan to politicize all of science has had even greater success than anyone thought, because conservatives don’t even trust the science that does conform to their worldview. In a survey of nearly 8,000 Americans, conservatives distrusted all 35 different scientific professions they were asked about, including fields like industrial chemistry, because now, after decades of propaganda, they believe that all of science is a “leftist hobby” and that universities are havens of leftwing bias.

Methinks the findings of this study shed some light on the Trump madladministration’s efforts to gut federal scientific research programs.

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