Neil DeGrasse Tyson, "There are certain aspects of science denial that are squarely in the left"

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2. Left wing as well as right wing DTF

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Neil's right that many liberals as well as conservatives are clueless when it comes to science and math. Most of the U.S. citizenry are DTF.

Evidence that liberals are scientifically ignorant -- most take Neil seriously. Someone with some knowledge of biology, aerospace, medicine, etc. would be constantly cringe as Neil dishes out one piece of misinformation after another. See Fact Checking Neil deGrasse Tyson.

An example is Neil's video on GMOs

. He argues GMOs are safe because we've been practicing genetic modification for centuries in the form of artificial selection. All the meat and produce at the grocery store comes from domesticated plants and animals who've been altered by selective breeding. However genetic modification as practiced by Monsanto is not artificial selection. Artificial selection favors traits that already exist in a population's gene pool. Monsanto GM takes DNA from one species and splices it on the genes of another. See this primer: Genetic Modification explained.

Which is not to say GMOs are bad. I'm not making that argument. I'm merely pointing out Neil is a fucktard when it comes to biology.