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Should science be governed by politics? Or should politics be governed by science?

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  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    Science is correct. It is based on the laws of nature, those are not arbitrary, and will hold true no matter what you want.

    Politics is only limited to discussing the merit of doing something, or not doing something. But if science says that doing A will result in B, then trying to deny the consequence of action A is beyond foolish.

  • RockIt
    Lv 7
    3 months ago

    Nothing ruins science like politics.

  • 3 months ago

    Neither.

    Politics should by INFORMED by science, but not "governed" by it.

    And science should be as completely independent of politics as possible.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 months ago

    Politics should be governed by science; otherwise, you get a giant mess like Trump screwing up the pandemic response.

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  • 3 months ago

    the latter case

  • Matt
    Lv 6
    3 months ago

    politicians should heed what scientists have to say when creating their policies, science that would be dictated by politics would not be science it would be pseudo science, also known as junk science 

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 months ago

    Science is a tool, and a human construct. It isn't an entity that can be owned or controlled. An event or incident cannot be bottled and resold. It's just a happening.

  • 3 months ago

    Ideally the two are completely separate

  • Anonymous
    3 months ago

    Like religion, politics and science should be independent of one another.  But try telling Democrats that.  They think science is some sort of dodge or hustle to be used for their political propaganda purposes.

  • 3 months ago

    The latter. If it's real science. 

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