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No, Scientists Should Not Rule the World

No, Scientists Should Not Rule the World
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci testifies at a Senate hearing regarding the coronavirus in Washington on March 3, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Wesley J. Smith
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“Imagine a world is ruled by scientists, not by politicians,” the tweet from the science website Physics-astronomy.org proclaimed. The implication of the message was clear: Society would be better off if scientists controlled public policy.
Wesley J. Smith
Wesley J. Smith
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Award-winning author Wesley J. Smith is host of the Humanize Podcast (Humanize.today), chairman of the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism and a consultant to the Patients Rights Council. His latest book is “Culture of Death: The Age of ‘Do Harm’ Medicine.”
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