Sciency Science

I'm pretty sure that on the scale of belief I'm closer to Mac... Donald than Douthat, but damn she's riding her science high-horse pretty hard in this discussion. In fact, she refuses to seriously engage the relationship between religion and politics by using science as a retreat. As someone who's tied his (future) livelihood to the humanities, her attitude is really distressing. Invoking "scientific proof!" shuts down the discussion.