The Dangers of Totalitarian Science: Pt. 1

Intelligent Design the Future

Oct 01 2018 | 00:19:26

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future we hear the first part of a panel discussion from FreedomFest 2018, where John West and Richard Weikart speak on “The Danger of Totalitarian Science.” Science is a great blessing, but like all exercises of human reason and creativity, it can be abused. When science is considered the only route to knowledge, scientific experts are given the right to rule, and science becomes totalitarian. It happened decades ago, as documented in Discovery Institute’s film Human Zoos. But don’t think it’s all in the past. As the panelists explain, totalitarian science remains with us Read More ›

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