Science has come to be seen by too many as serving political ends. Many people have even abandoned the fundamental idea that it is possible to have an objective appreciation of the truth. For instance, right-wing politicians have not wanted to acknowledge findings from climate-science or gun-violence research, and left-wing politicians have wished to deny the role of genetics in human behavior. Rather than engage difficult topics head-on using our best efforts at objective research, many people have found it easier to ignore inconvenient truths and suppress the scientific inquiry that might
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