Isaac Asimov Warned Us in 1980 — We Didn’t Listen! - The Cult of Ignorance

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Isaac Asimov Warned Us in 1980 — We Didn’t Listen!

June 17, 2025 • 9 mins

Let’s take a step back in time, to 1980, the year a man named Isaac Asimov issued a warning that most people ignored. Asimov wasn’t just a science fiction writer - he was a professor of biochemistry, a public intellectual, and a passionate advocate for science and reason. His essay, A Cult of Ignorance, was published in Newsweek, a short piece that has cast a long shadow.

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