At 11:00 AM 3/3/2009, you wrote:
>Marsha
>Science is not an independent entity. Who does science for its own
>sake these days? Are you a gentlemen scientist? I don't think
>so. The underpinnings of science are corporate, economic, and
>political, all driven by the profit margin. Of course you might add
>hubris to the list of supports.
>
>[Krimel]
>Science has suffered tragically for the past eight years under an
>administration whose central theme seems to have been, "we were told there
>would be no math..." Pure research has typically been funded by the federal
>government at the university level. That it has not been adequately funded,
>is a serious problem that the new administration seems committed to
>correcting. (It is soooooo refreshing to have smart people in charge for a
>change.) But again the problems are political not scientific. Of course
>science is not independent but the problems that you bitch about are not
>scientific, they are, as I keep trying to tell you, political, economic and
>philosophical. Try to keep up, will you?
Marsha
Science is corporate, economic, and political.
[Krimel]
So far in your three post sputter all you have done is restate my case for
me.
Thanks!
Krimel,
Here's what you posted:
Krimel:
It is not a failure of scientists that politicians, economists and
capitalists use and exploit the fruits a science.
Marsha:
My point is that science cannot be separated from corporate,
economic, and political processes, and neither can
scientists. Scientists are not separate independent entities who are
distinct from the failure.
Marsha
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