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Hypothesis. (can anyone corroborate?)

The root cause of anti-science, is the same as the root cause of:
Superstition
Conspiracism
Religion (generally)
Scientific Enquiry

... and it is this: humans hate uncertainty. We are biologically allergic to it. We simply loathe not being able to assume that the future is reliably predictable - the events that will transpire today and tomorrow are known with confidence.
Ancient humans invented magic, superstition and religion to try to control and/or predict the future.
Scientists throughout history have personally tried to understand the world, to be able to predict the future, because they were/are not comfortable with uncertainty.
Modern conspiracy theorists and anti-science-ists hate the intrinsic uncertainty of science - their mistake is that they judge science using black-or-white thinking. For them, science can never be good enough as a source of truth because science can never be 100% certain about anything - and yet that is precisely its power.

The difference between scientists and anti-scientists is, that scientists are comfortable with a little bit of uncertainty. They know that we can never fully 100% understand the world - but that's OK, as long as we understand it a lot - and as long as our understanding continues to grow. The Enlightenment in Europe starting in the 1600's was basically the birth and growth of a subculture of people who were a bit more comfortable with a bit of uncertainty - but who were keen to reduce how much uncertainty they had to put up with - by figuring out Nature and The World. The intention being - so that they can then predict the future with more certainty.

Anti-science-ists haven't learned - haven't understood - that uncertainty is OK We don't need to be 100% right all the time. We don't need to know absolutely 100% of something before we can be permitted to speak knowledgeably about it.

Have you ever considered the possibility that you might be wrong?

I think ... that the root cause of all of humanity's woes ... all of history's problems, and all of humanity's and Earth's future problems, is that we are uncomfortable with uncertainty.

We have a burning, aching, agonising need to eliminate uncertainty.

This is where religion and superstition comes from.

This is where anti-science comes from: black-or-white-thinking.

Consipracism is merely mistrust (= anti-uncertainty).

Forgive the blunt question, but if a researcher has obtained a paper from sci-hub and they cite that reference, do they have the moral right to also include the publisher's name?
I don't really care. I'm just poking the bear. We have to ask ourselves these questions.

The USA's lack of healthcare is effectively a form of eugenics.

By making healthcare unaffordable, they are effectively manipulating their gene pool to eliminate unhealthy specimens.

Furthermore, the wealthy 1% who can afford medicine are predisposed to selectively breed from only the finest stock in their elite gene pool.

The small number of genetically imperfect humans who can afford to breed are only a small taint in the scheme.

The USA is trying to breed The Master Race, using money to weed out genetic diseases.

Of course, people who are not wealthy enough to afford healthcare are still breeding. However, the healthy fraction of those will carry on to spawn the next generation. But the ones with genetic health issues and are not wealthy will statistically be less likely to make babies & pass on the genes.

The USA has merged money with the law of Natural Selection - effectively including an imaginary force into the mix of natural forces.

The (unintentional?) upshot of this will be a type of eugenics.

Isn't it funny how the people who distrust science have never studied science beyond middle school.

When I grow up, I want to be a GMO

My two favourite beatboxers, together:
Beardyman
and
Reggie Watts
https://soundcloud.com/beardyman/lost-and-found-feat-reggie

If I ever get a Sex Robot, I want it to look and sound exactly like the Swedish Chef from The Muppets.

Make a cardboard horn amplifier!

https://www.instructables.com/Cardboard-Horn-Amplifier/

Morality doesn't need to be intellectualised

If you need to stop and think about it, that's not morality

Real morals are instinctive

Real morals come from our genes

Morals can't come from a book

Morals can't be taught

I'm very cool with the idea of humans romantically and sexually partnering with robots. One day they will be AI's and then it will be cool to legally marry each other as well.

Until they are AI's, marriage = no, but life partner: sure, why the hell not?

Bring your talking sex doll to the restaurant for dinner. Half price night out. What the hell's the matter with it.

Thinking seriously of getting a Prince Albert

Should I consult my wife about this or simply surprise her when it is done?

At the demonstration of Thomas Edison's 'perfected' invention ... the Phonograph:

"Dear Mr. Edison,
...
For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiment -- astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever. But all the same, I think it is the most wonderful thing that I have ever experienced, and I congratulate you with all my heart on this wonderful discovery."

-Arthur Sullivan, 5 October 1888

If you are upset because Joe Biden has started taking steps toward getting the USA's gun violence under control, you are the problem.