And then there’s religion, the source of the deepest fissure in the science-society relationship. - Chris C. Mooney

For a very long time, American scientists have found themselves pitted against both our businesslike, can-do attitudes and our piety.

But when they don’t like what science has to tell them, those wielding political power of the have another option besides running away from the truth: suppression.

We have learned from encounters with such ventures as 'creation science,' which purportedly refutes the theory of evolution, that we must be sceptical when nonscientist advocates offer purported analyses of scientific data to reinforce conclusions that they have already reached on nonscientific grounds.