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Sean Faircloth:
Attack of the Theocrats!
Conservatism does not imply ignorance.
Many scientists are conservative by nature.
"Amazing new discovery that overturn our understanding of the universe?!?!?!?! Slow down a bit. Lets test this a few more times before we throw out our old books."
It is the form of conservatism that practices irrational adherence to tradition that we should be concerned with.
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