Angry I Am Not. Why Skeptics Are Going In The Wrong Direction.

I have heard and read many rational and sensible writings and podcasts, coming to the final conclusion that scientists have social issues with today’s society. As an Engineering student I should know better then to get frustrated with people who have not learned the language of science. That would be similar to a Economist getting angry with me about not understanding their lingo, although probably wouldn’t happen since Engineers usually take economics courses. So, being frustrated is not in my interest, because as an Engineer it is not my job, but my career to translate the science to those who don’t know the language. So, as this blog will now be my practice and my interest to help people understand a much misunderstood society that is science.

Yes, science is a community, a business on to itself, and it’s very aggressive in nature and full of severe competition between scientists over what the outside public would consider small or irrelevant. The publicity of this aggressiveness never reaches public knowledge, and this aggression is then poorly translated by scientists and opponents to the public as an overpowering ego. The issue is that people try and come into the scientific community with a very opposing view to a heavily studied problem and expect open arms which even a scientist who follow the consensus don’t even receive this privilege.

It is my goal to help educate people who don’t know about the aggression between scientific colleagues, the incompatiblity of science with the supernatural and intelligent design, or the simple day to day suedo science seen all to commonly.

I am an non-theist, but it is my stance that Richard Dawkins’ is far to aggressive and that his tactics geared towards attacking and abolishing religion are immoral and give an all to common negative view of every non-theist even though non-theism is not idealistic, which is almost like a personal religion without a diety. It is not my position to be trashing your beliefs and I respect and admire your dedication, and I would appreciate the same mentality.

~ by angryskeptic on April 10, 2008.