> why is science the basis of the liberal-democratic worldview it isn't. it really really isn't. i work in both academia and industry, and most people in both are either apolitical or conservative, with a small but vocal liberal minority. in my experience liberals don't actually hold very coherent or consistant world views. it's usually a mixture of rejection of mainstream religions, some conventional pop-sci views, and various esoterics filling the void left by the lack of religion.
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