{"id":311648,"date":"2021-03-25T18:15:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=311648"},"modified":"2021-03-25T18:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:15:35","slug":"faucis-new-kids-book-and-the-cult-of-scientism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faucis-new-kids-book-and-the-cult-of-scientism\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci\u2019s New Kids Book And The Cult Of \u2018Scientism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffaucis-new-kids-book-and-the-cult-of-scientism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=311648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3558.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s been a pretty great year if your name is Dr. Anthony Fauci.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sure, there\u2019s been the whole pandemic thing. Americans have experienced unprecedented <a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/misc\/R46554.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/misc\/R46554.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616618712183000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFZ70DoQsJOGCXtpir6wYkS89fKRg\">unemployment<\/a> rates, business shutdowns that went from \u201ctemporary\u201d to permanent, and an education system neglected due to school closures. Hollow promises of \u201c15 days to slow the spread\u201d have turned the last year into a living hell for most of the country.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Still, Fauci has enjoyed unlimited time in the spotlight, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adamandrzejewski\/2021\/01\/25\/dr-anthony-fauci-the-highest-paid-employee-in-the-entire-us-federal-government\/?sh=405377fc386f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adamandrzejewski\/2021\/01\/25\/dr-anthony-fauci-the-highest-paid-employee-in-the-entire-us-federal-government\/?sh%3D405377fc386f&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616618712183000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxNhyQYLVFxfjZsFY0T2MB3sBc1A\">highest paid official<\/a> in the entire federal government, received a $1 million award for \u201cspeaking truth to power,\u201d and is the subject of fawning media interviews and numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/dr-fauci-says-with-all-due-modesty-i-think-im-pretty-effective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/dr-fauci-says-with-all-due-modesty-i-think-im-pretty-effective&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616618712183000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF6fsW5nXOazcUxfm_iYVkVI47krw\">magazine covers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And now, he\u2019s going to be the hero of a children\u2019s book. <em>Dr. Fauci: How A Boy From Brooklyn Became America\u2019s Doctor!<\/em> will hit the shelves on June 29th, courtesy of Simon &amp; Schuster. In one of many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/22\/media\/anthony-fauci-childrens-book-wellness\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/22\/media\/anthony-fauci-childrens-book-wellness\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616618712183000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEbRtTDWTsjZjelPks14pI3wX5b6w\">glowing features,<\/a> CNN wrote that the book will \u201cimmortalize\u201d Dr. Fauci.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Why are we \u201cimmortalizing\u201d a bureaucrat who helped steer the country toward economic and mental despair?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">First, our culture has a \u201chero-worship\u201d problem, with political figures often receiving the highest praise. We see it in every election cycle: people pick a candidate as their hero, ignore any faults that conflict with their desired narrative, and wring their hands, hoping for this person to miraculously save the country.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s the same story with Dr. Fauci, except for the fact that he wasn\u2019t even chosen by voters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When he first appeared in press conferences during Donald Trump\u2019s pandemic-era presidency, left-wing journalists would purr, \u201cfinally, an adult in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sure, he has plenty of experience in medicine, and performs well on television. That\u2019s why the government has a long history of using him to make people feel safe \u2014 like someone is in control.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">None of this makes him any more worthy of the title, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Doctor\u201d than your own local physician, but it does say a little something about our country\u2019s cult of \u201cscientism\u201d \u2014 that is, an excessive belief in the power of scientific knowledge and techniques.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Take a drive through any suburban neighborhood, and you\u2019re bound to see the yard signs. \u201cIn this house, we believe in science\u201d says one popular version. \u201cThank you, science!\u201d cries another.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Fauci fandom has become so blindly fixated on \u201ctrusting the science,\u201d that they\u2019ve forgotten what science actually is. By nature, science is argument. It is debate. It is controversy. It is attempting to disprove a theory, rather than blindly adhering to one.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you really believe in science, you know that it can\u2019t ever be fully \u201csettled\u201d \u2014 it must constantly be verified and challenged, proven and disproven. This is why shrieking \u201ctrust the science\u201d at every turn does nothing for achieving progress and building consensus.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Breakthroughs over centuries of human history prove the value of controversial, unpopular opinions. Without brave and intelligent people who didn\u2019t accept \u201csettled science,\u201d we wouldn\u2019t know that the earth is round, or that germs exist, or understand how gravity works.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It certainly doesn\u2019t help that Dr. Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/06\/18\/politics\/anthony-fauci-coronavirus-anti-science-bias\/index.html\">paints<\/a> those who disagree with his draconian lockdowns and isolation as \u201canti-science and anti-authority.\u201d&nbsp;Of course, it\u2019s hard not to be anti-authority when the media and the government\u2019s darling spokesman is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/11\/12\/fauci-says-us-has-independent-spirit-but-now-is-the-time-to-do-what-youre-told.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/11\/12\/fauci-says-us-has-independent-spirit-but-now-is-the-time-to-do-what-youre-told.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616618712183000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuVH1jB5WWqk2DDmJvitN73ZS39A\">telling us<\/a> that \u201cAmerica has an independent spirit, but now is the time to do what you\u2019re told.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Especially when \u201cdoing what you\u2019re told\u201d means not seeing your loved ones. Or losing a business you\u2019ve spent your entire life building. Or letting your children suffer through brutal social isolation and a complacent schooling system caught in a union stranglehold.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">All of this is to say, Fauci appearing in children\u2019s literature isn\u2019t a huge surprise. Could we expect anything less after the COVID-19 vaccine was nicknamed the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/6-old-renames-covid-vaccine-105820622.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/6-old-renames-covid-vaccine-105820622.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616618712183000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkYqN-UaPd3F56sV-EZZZrIzOiOg\">Fauci Ouchie<\/a>?\u201d This is just the latest manifestation of our cult of authority.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s important to note that such hero-worship of government figures precedes the pandemic, and creates a tough environment to raise a child in, especially if you hope to teach that child to think critically. Young minds are constantly bombarded with messages from the mainstream media, the government, and cultural figures. These messages tell our children how to act, how to live, and what to think.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the public school system, critical race theory, \u201cwokeness,\u201d and revisionist history are taking center stage. Your kids won\u2019t be learning about critical thinking, individual rights, or free market economics anytime soon \u2014 at least not in class.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As a parent, you may want to pick up the slack yourself. But the concepts of freedom are complex. And if you teach them to your children yourself, you\u2019re constantly being undermined by the same vocal crowd peddling Dr. Fauci picture books.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It takes more than reading material for kids to grasp reality, but it\u2019s a great place to start. The so-called \u201cLeft\u201d is already using literature to reach our young minds. It\u2019s time we stop sitting on the sidelines and win the minds of our children.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The real pandemic is blind public trust in the government\u2019s benevolence. The antidote is raising a new generation of critical thinkers, questioners, and consensus-challengers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Connor Boyack is author of the Tuttle Twins children\u2019s book series, which teaches the ideas of a free society to the rising generation. He is also president of Libertas Institute, a free market think tank.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a pretty great year if your name is Dr. Anthony Fauci.Sure, there\u2019s been the whole pandemic thing. 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