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Originally Posted by Halx
Do you believe that there is room for skepticism in today's political structure? Do you feel like someone of your mindset could realistically hold public office?
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I think it's possible to inch it in a bit at a time. The majority of the population simply does not think rationally and is generally unwilling to set aside emotional reactions in favor of cold, rational analysis. In a country where media and many politicians and think tanks still want us to think that there's serious scientific debate over something like anthropogenic climate change and there is still a debate over whether to teach evolution as science or the layman's idea of a theory, no. There is no chance that a skeptic could hold office without lying or keeping his views secret unless over half of the population were willing to think rationally instead of emotionally. I would say rational thinkers are outnumbered by at least 5:1 if not more.