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AMA | July 2023
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
The Danger of Giving Offensely Wrong Ideas Too Much Attention
There is a legitimate worry about giving obviously wrong ideas too much attention. I do think that we should have, let's say, a little more activity on the part of scientists and pro-science people in combating these very publicly visible bad ideas. Scientists are accused sometimes of being elitist and aloof; there are right and wrong ways to do this. But individuals don't want to get their hands dirty because they would probably be doing more harm than good.
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