[ Because Science ]
Even science can't escape it
The cults that wane, subliminal
That statement, "Because science"
The absence of thinking critical
Just another damning faith
For a different type of imbecile
A religion corrupting facts
To conjuring up the mythical
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No focus on the factual
Time to hypnotize
Agenda of the politic
With misinforming lies
Fear will draw submission
The source of their demise
Power ever increasing
To an evil enterprise
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Never questioning their masters
That form all their opinions
Indoctrinated thoroughly
The apex of religion
A cult of personality
A devoted coalition
All parroting the edict
Like the cooing of a pigeon
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A flock in mind, incapable
To contemplate a thought
Outside of their religion
The impressions they were taught
Never gaining any knowledge
Simply memorized the blot
Then propagating endlessly
With the evidence of naught
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The men behind the curtain
Celebrity status
Systems and institutions
Cultivated on campus
All appealing entertainment
A distraction from madness
Keep the veil upon their eyes
Until all wonder has vanished
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And at that moment they are owned
They are no longer human
Just a part of a machine
That wants power and ruin
To never question the program
Is to submit to delusion
And to enact of that faith
Is but pure prostitution
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But while they live in blindness
In the confinement of systems
There are some who stand out
And have refused to be victims
They won't jeopardize truth
To an imperial dictum
Instead they'll interrogate proof
And expand in their wisdom
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See when it comes to religion
There is nothing that's sacred
And no matter how absurd
It will populate patrons
So you must make a choice in life
Will you allow it to be wasted
Or will you stand against the cult
Eyes open, and awakened
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ABOUT THE POEM
The poem critiques the uncritical acceptance of scientific authority, arguing that blind faith in science—especially when driven by political agendas or institutional power—can become a dogmatic belief system akin to religion. While science has a claim of being founded on evidence and reason, the poem warns that it is often corrupted and is a significant issue when people stop questioning its claims, parroting slogans like "Trust the science" without critical thought.
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Core Meaning
The central theme is the danger of anti-intellectualism disguised as scientific loyalty. The poem suggests that when individuals surrender their capacity for skepticism and accept scientific pronouncements as unquestionable truth—especially through media, politics, or social pressure—they abandon the very foundation of science: inquiry. This transforms science into a cult of personality and institutional authority, where conformity replaces curiosity.
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Hidden and Symbolic Layers
- "Cults that wane, subliminal": References how belief systems evolve and embed themselves subtly in culture, even within institutions meant to oppose them.
- "The absence of thinking critical": Highlights the irony that a field rooted in skepticism can become immune to it.
- "Conjuring up the mythical": Suggests that distorted science fabricates narratives not grounded in evidence—like myths.
- "Hypnotize", "indoctrinated", "parroting": These terms evoke loss of agency, comparing followers to automatons repeating dogma.
- "Men behind the curtain": An allusion to The Wizard of Oz, symbolizing hidden manipulators—scientists, politicians, or media figures—who exploit public trust for power.
- "Celebrity status", "campus", "entertainment": Critiques the glamorization of scientists and academics, suggesting knowledge is commodified and used to pacify rather than enlighten.
- "No longer human... part of a machine": Depicts dehumanization through ideological conformity, where individuals serve a system rather than truth.
- "Pure prostitution": A strong metaphor implying moral compromise—trading intellectual integrity for social or political approval.
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The Turning Point
The final stanza offers hope: awakening is possible. It calls for active resistance to dogma, urging readers to "interrogate proof" and choose truth over convenience. The closing line—"Eyes open, and awakened"—frames the poem as a wake-up call, not a condemnation of science itself, but of its misuse and idolization.
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Underlying Message
The poem does not reject science; it rejects scientism—the belief that science is the only source of truth and that its authority should never be questioned. It warns that any system, even one based on reason, can become oppressive when shielded from scrutiny. True science, the poem implies, requires doubt, debate, and independence—qualities eroded by groupthink and political alignment.
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