A lot of scientific and technical questions asked appear to get responses of the spiritual, metaphysical, extra-terrestrial or religious nature, responses that are not based on scientifically proven fact and with no accepted publication backing them. As a scientific forum, is this not inappropriate? Would the integrity of this space not be better upheld if answers required citations and required to be scientific?
I recently encountered a question regarding ageing and whether science could one day stop or reverse the process and was surprised that majority of the answers were essentially "because God". Not one answer about Telomeres. Unfortunate that this is what a scientific discussion has been reduced to.
Ashwath Ramji. Perhaps we are returning to a time when religion will prevail over science.
Volodymyr Brazhenko Appears to be so! I was reading earlier about how when scientists like Alfred Fournier were trying to prevent syphilis spreading by advocating safe practices, religious authorities had banned physicians from informing women about STIs, or any barrier methods! Back to the dark ages..
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