Heisenberg
Well-Known Member
So guys, I am part of a new facebook page called I fucking hate pseudoscience. (shameless plug) It is a play on the very popular 'I fucking love science' page name. The idea is to raise consciousness and expose a young audience to critical thinking via a dynamic they prefer. Of course this means posting many memes, quotes, funny clips while trying to teach some core skeptical values as well.
Right away we are getting criticism for the name. No one seems to care about the expletive in the title, but they're suggesting that it is somehow wrong to encourage hate of pseudoscience, or to suggest that hate is a valid philosophical position. Of course the page name is simply an expression of sentiment, we are not encouraging anyone to hate individuals, but ideas and faulty thought processes. I do not think there is anything wrong with feeling and expressing contempt when people are scammed or fooled out of their money, health, feelings or ability to think clearly.
So since many of you have helped me sharpen my skeptical and philosophical outlook over the years, I thought I would ask your guy's opinion. To me this is just another example of those that fear criticism playing the hurt card.
What do you think?
Right away we are getting criticism for the name. No one seems to care about the expletive in the title, but they're suggesting that it is somehow wrong to encourage hate of pseudoscience, or to suggest that hate is a valid philosophical position. Of course the page name is simply an expression of sentiment, we are not encouraging anyone to hate individuals, but ideas and faulty thought processes. I do not think there is anything wrong with feeling and expressing contempt when people are scammed or fooled out of their money, health, feelings or ability to think clearly.
So since many of you have helped me sharpen my skeptical and philosophical outlook over the years, I thought I would ask your guy's opinion. To me this is just another example of those that fear criticism playing the hurt card.
What do you think?