In this time of insane levels of political polarization, where tech platforms consider themselves to be the arbiters of truth (almost exclusively in line with the dogma of a certain side of politics), I offer a quote from a man who was indeed a true scientist and responsible for bringing science into the family living room.
"The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science." - Carl Sagan.
I'd extend this idea by saying that it has no place in the human experiment at all.
In this time of insane levels of political polarization, where tech platforms consider themselves to be the arbiters of truth (almost exclusively in line with the dogma of a certain side of politics), I offer a quote from a man who was indeed a true scientist and responsible for bringing science into the family living room.
"The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science." - Carl Sagan.
I'd extend this idea by saying that it has no place in the human experiment at all.