When Scientists Talk About Politics…

It’s no secret that most scientists are progressives. So when scientists voice political opinions, most conservatives and libertarians cringe and wish they would stick to science. But it’s actually good when scientists talk about politics because it serves as a litmus test to see if they are willing to speak unpopular truths rather than succumb to groupthink.

If scientists are unwilling to speak truth to power in the domain of politics—either because they are afraid to or are too biased to see the truth—they are likely to fall prey to the same bias and pressure to conform to groupthink in their own field.

The problem for the public is scientific fields are often so specialized that it’s difficult to discern the truth unless you deeply study that field. The layman must take their word. Politics is easier to understand for the layman—at least if you are red-pilled.

Therefore the political opinions of scientists are a useful litmus test for the trustworthiness of their scientific claims. Scientists should speak more about politics so we at least know where they stand, to figure out who's worth listening to and whose ‘Science’ can be ignored—or at least more closely scrutinized.