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I've spent some time observing amateur religious apologetics, and my feeling is that #science and apologetics are precise opposites.
Science starts with observation and reaches conclusion.
Apologetics start with a conclusion and re-interpret observations to fit.
Science starts with observation and reaches conclusion.
Apologetics start with a conclusion and re-interpret observations to fit.
The same rational method (starting from a conclusion) is observable in other types of denialism. #FlatEarthers are a clear illustration, as they reinterpret everything we know about our Solar System, but you see it in vaccine denial and AIDS denialist movements.
Lastly, I think you can see it in how we rationalize our political positions. You may have noticed that no matter what Trump does, his base find a charitable or positive interpretation. Same is no doubt true for past Democratic presidents.
