How much does the round earth lobby pay you?

[pearljammer]

Aeolus451 said:

Teeqoz said:

Hey, no need to get mad. I didn't do anything rude, I just pointed out what the technical term for your stance on religion was. Most people aren't aware of what the terms agnostic and atheist actually imply (I wasn't either until sometime last year), and I don't see the harm in informing people. Even though I replied to you it doesn't mean you are the only one reading it, it's a public thread in a public forum, maybe someone else found my post useful, and it certainly wasn't offensive in any way.

Again, I didn't ask and I'm not mad. I prefer to use terms everyday people are familiar with so there's little to no misundering or I just elaborate if I can do it quickly. The easiest way is just say I'm an atheist but I'm open to the idea of gods. You're just being a bit pretentious in trying to label me when I didn't ask to be. 

Is there not irony in you objecting to be labeled by others but resisting others' right to label their gender? It struck me as inconsistant. I could be wrong, though. Perhaps you only think gender isn't socially negotiated, as well as psychologically and biologically infulenced but would agree to use the gender label(s) one identifies with. 

As to the greater topic at hand: I'd be cautious in claiming that science is with either political leaning. Many people who subscribe to a plethora of political stances hold positions not based in reason, rationale, or data. Whether it's sects of the right with climate change, evolution, and, well, social sciences as a whole, or parts of the left with GMOs and vaccinations, it's evident not all people of any political persuasion exclusively adhere to scientific findings.