I agree that science is not objective. (Materialism has become its guiding ideology, for one thing.) I don’t have any opinion on whether AGW is real or not, although I do think it’s obvious we have been trashing this planet and that can’t go on forever. So if it isn’t AGW it will be A something else. Scientists and Democrats don’t generally have a lot of empathy for mega-business, so they like the idea of AGW.
And I agree that there is a religious/ideological agenda behind ID. Too bad it’s so obvious, because ID is scientifically correct.
I became interested in ID long before it was called that, because it is a central idea of holistic/alternative/non-materialist science. But the current ID movement and alternative science have not joined forces, probably because alternative science and organized religion have too many differences, aside from having materialism as a common enemy.
Ambiance 
wj said,
March 25, 2010 at 12:51 pm
No just in Pajamas, but a picture of you holding the world!
El Pollo Real said,
March 25, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Heh. Made me look. I love your symmetry arguments! Let me know if it ever gets molecular. I love that stuff even more!
Maxwell said,
March 25, 2010 at 3:43 pm
I was prepared to be annoyed, but in all fairness that was a pretty good post.
amba said,
March 25, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Thanks!
Jason (the commenter) said,
March 25, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Yay! That was a good article, and the comments didn’t go all crazy either.
amba said,
March 25, 2010 at 6:11 pm
So far!
(PJM DOES have comment moderation and enforce its standards.)
amba said,
March 25, 2010 at 6:12 pm
And thanks.
realpc said,
March 25, 2010 at 6:33 pm
I agree that science is not objective. (Materialism has become its guiding ideology, for one thing.) I don’t have any opinion on whether AGW is real or not, although I do think it’s obvious we have been trashing this planet and that can’t go on forever. So if it isn’t AGW it will be A something else. Scientists and Democrats don’t generally have a lot of empathy for mega-business, so they like the idea of AGW.
And I agree that there is a religious/ideological agenda behind ID. Too bad it’s so obvious, because ID is scientifically correct.
I became interested in ID long before it was called that, because it is a central idea of holistic/alternative/non-materialist science. But the current ID movement and alternative science have not joined forces, probably because alternative science and organized religion have too many differences, aside from having materialism as a common enemy.
Ruth Anne said,
March 25, 2010 at 7:24 pm
I thought I’d see a picture of you working out at the dojo. I sure as hell hope this is a *paying* gig.
amba said,
March 25, 2010 at 7:29 pm
It is that, albeit in Internet terms. It would feed a Second Life avatar.
Peter Hoh said,
March 25, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Science, like religion, is a human endeavor.