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Can you tell relatives and co-workers that their beliefs aren’t scientifically valid?

By Robin Abrahams

August 30, 2009

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How do I engage in polite discussions with relatives and co-workers who act as though scientific issues are not scientific but political or religious? For example, my brother claims global warming is not real even though there is scientific evidence it is, and friends say the earth is 6,000 years old and evolution is false. How do I help them ... (Full article: 666 words)