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[aesmael]

    Mike Brotherton|Science Fiction & Fantasy Novelists makes his complaint about the lack of scientific literacy that allows people to ignore errors with the refrain 'only a movie'. I happen to agree, except that I do not think high culture gets off much better. I think people are more likely to profess admiration for less scientific parts of our culture because they think it is easier, all opinion and you 'can't be wrong'. I know that is how we often joked about English class in high school.
    But as I said, apart from the nitpick that high culture does not get significantly higher respect, but only lip service, I agree completely.

    Oh, I keep thinking I should put the phrase high culture in scare quotes but I am not up to tackling that tonight.