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Originally Posted by photon
That some books exist doesn't substantiate the claim that science is being cheapened and degraded, or that complicated questions are being tossed aside.
Unless I guess you define having a different answer to the complicated questions than the one you hold (but never seem to get around to share) as tossing aside the complicated questions.
Be more specific.
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Well, to be more specific, it's clear to me that two things are happening. One is that pure science is becoming more esoteric and drawn away from a true conversation about knowledge with the humanities. This is probably partially due to the postmodern view of science that has been rife in the humanities the past few decades. Second, the void is being filled by popular science which is mainly obsessed with technology etc...
As for my view of complex questions, they are discussed on here all the time, I just don't like the answers.