Once upon a time America was the world leader in scientific research and scientific advances. America developed the first atomic bomb. America developed the first super-sonic aircraft. America was the first country to put a man on the moon. NOW we’re the country where only 39 percent of the population believes in the theory of evolution, school boards in more than a dozen states are debating whether or not to teach evolution in science classes and wealthy members of the mainstream media get away with referring to our scientists as “evil” and “idiots”.

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— The War on Science (via azspot)

see also my prior post

(via azspot)