Knowledge in the Time of Cholera

by Owen Whooley

  10. However, one needs to be careful, as the recent adoption of Intelligent Design (ID) by U.S. conservatives may suggest an epistemic convergence; to be acceptable creationism has been recast in terms of science. The degree to which ID represents a genuine effort at science or a cynical Trojan horse is an empirical question that will determine whether thinking of this issue as an epistemic contest is useful.

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