The Problem with Science | National Review Online: "The problem is that scientific prestige accompanies scientists well outside their fields of expertise. That’s true when they wander into other scientific fields — as I noted in my essay, Carl Sagan authored scientific illiteracies based on long-discredited ideas in the course of arguing for abortion — but the problem is most acute when it comes to the matter of politics. "
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Science is good at explaining the natural world. But it doesn't have anything to say about metaphysical truth. Too many people think that science is the source of all truth, including moral truth.
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"...the problem is most acute when it comes to the matter of politics."
I might put economics ahead of politics.
"Too many people think that science is the source of all truth, including moral truth."
I've heard people claim that science can provide moral truths, but I've never heard someone explain how.
I think many people just view economics as the branch of politics not directly concerned with social issues.
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