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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

progressoid

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1. Heretic!

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Fri Apr 29, 2016, 03:42 AM

Apr 2016

Like his final paragraph.

All in all, these reactions are not reactions found in rational discourse but reactions common in cults and religions: heretics must renounce or be punished and expelled and their deviant thoughts can only be explained by temptation, either by the devil, pure science, or big ag.

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A EUROPEAN ORGANIC OPINION LEADER SAYS YES TO CRISPR [View all] HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

Heretic! progressoid Apr 2016 #1

It does remind me of life in these here parts. HuckleB Apr 2016 #2

"a violation of the central dogma of the European organic movement" yellowcanine May 2016 #3

Yeah, but he's not addressing the US side of things. HuckleB May 2016 #4