Science Besieged Project:About
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Science Besieged is a project of Ars Hermeneutica directed at countering anti-scientism in whatever guise it appears and at increasing understanding about science and the scientific enterprise while decreasing hostility towards it.
Science is continually bombarded by anti-scientific debris, either indirectly through outcroppings of pseudo-science, bad science portrayed in films, or charlatans who misdirect congressional appropriations to their own benefit; or directly through attempts to censor the teaching of evolution or the willful manipulation of scientific results to serve government policy ends, to name only a few examples.
Attacking science sometimes appears to be a new game invented by each generation, but it's an old story. The rationality of the scientific enterprise has always aroused the enmity of anti-rational foes – as the contemporary responses to Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and Darwin: demonstrate, enlightenment has never been universal.
This online resource is a collection of articles on topics that expose and document attacks on science, largely through highlighting the positive work and words of scientists, science supporters, and science advocates. Our goal is not to antagonize, cajole, inveigle, or nag. Rather, our desire is to invite everyone to discover the excitement and value of science, and to learn how to enjoy it.
Ars Hermeneutica's organizing mission includes doing all we can to educate the public about the goals, methods, and results of science, engineering, and mathematics. The Science Besieged Project is an expression of that commitment.
