Scientism

[David Horn]

(07-09-2019, 04:57 AM)Bill the Piper Wrote:

(07-08-2019, 04:38 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: It was implied early on by Goldwater's appeal to "morality" in his campaign. But the main thrust began in 1978 with the rise of Falwell's "moral majority" and Pat Robertson's TV show and cult, which allowed him to run for president. The moral majority helped elect Reagan, and he and his successors have used the religious right since then to cement their power. Now Trump is effectively advancing their agenda.

Except the fact that there is nothing moral about Trump.

Anyway, the divide between "scientific" Democrats and "religious" Republicans seems to be a 3T thing. Do you think it'll be gone by 1T? Science and religion do not have to be enemies.

There is always tension between mystical and fact-based thinking. The latter provides an incomplete model, calling for more knowledge to fill in the gaps. The former tends toward a warm, fuzzy answers that is malleable and indistinct. Facts versus feelings is always a fraught area. The GOP has gone full mystic, and the Dems full STEM. The GOP has won on their "warmth", because the Dems come across as cold. The GOP can't move far from their perch, but the Dems might integrate a little spirituality into their program without destroying its message. If they do, it will appeal much more broadly, though the hardcore STEM-types may feel slighted.