# Are some scientific theories so harmful they should be suppressed?

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**Created:** [November 28, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-scientific-theories-so-harmful-they-should-be-suppressed/926672 "2020-11-28T14:20:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-scientific-theories-so-harmful-they-should-be-suppressed/926672/7 "2020-11-28T15:16:01Z")

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Hell, yeah. If a scientist had conclusive evidence that bathing in the blood of virgins adds years to one’s life, I would sure as hell hope that the scientist and anybody else with knowledge of that evidence would suppress it.

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