"There is simple ignorance and there is willful ignorance, which is simple ignorance coupled with the decision to remain ignorant. Normally that occurs when someone has a firm commitment to an ideology that proclaims it has all the answers — even if it counters empirical matters that have been well covered by scientific investigation. More than mere scientific illiteracy, this sort of obstinacy reflects a dangerous contempt for the methods that customarily lead to recognition of the truth. And once we are on that road, it is a short hop to disrespecting truth." http://m.chronicle.com/article/The-Attack-on-Truth/230631/#sthash.Ed9xP8Sc.gbpl&st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=

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