On 13-1-2017 10:12, clipka wrote:
> Am 13.01.2017 um 08:54 schrieb Thomas de Groot:
>
>> Yes indeed. I used to laugh about those "silly" Americans that thought
>> such quixotic things. For a number of years, I am not laughing any more
>> as the disease is spreading outside the US, and deriding/disbelieving
>> science in general is becoming fashionable in more places in the world,
>> including Europe. It is a worrisome development. With the new
>> administration in place, things are not likely to become better I am
>> afraid.
>
> At least The Pumpkin himself doesn't seem to be motivated by religion.
> Just by pure narcissism.
>

That is true, but is is not only about religion I am afraid. It is about 
a growing scepticism about science /per se/. The internet and utube are 
not entirely foreign to this.

-- 
Thomas

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