Hunter Cowles                                                                               About 150 words

INTD: Science Writing

In Bruno Latour’s paper, “We Have Never Been Modern,” he breaks down the various domains that together, complete our society. By viewing each of these categories as independent subjects, and by not letting your beliefs in one cross over into another, one can draw conclusions in a “pure” and unbiased manner. Latour uses the hole in the ozone layer as an example. He states ” Companies are modifying their assembly lines in order to replace the innocent chlorofluorocarbons, accused of crimes against the ecosphere… I discover that the meteorologists don’t agree with the chemists; they’re talking about cyclical fluctuations unrelated to human activity.”  This excerpt reveals that two groups (chemists and meteorologists) have contradictory theories on what is causing our environmental crisis.

Latour also correlates secularization to modern beliefs and why our society can operate the way it does successfully. Religious bias interferes with science, law, and other departments. If we find a way to overcome our personal convictions aside, we will be able to give our undivided attention to the issues at hand.