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ROTHENBURGER – BC Conservatives and a misunderstanding of ‘denialism’

CAN WE PLEASE get the definition of “denialism” straight? Denialism does not mean simply disagreeing with the viewpoints or claims of fact of another. Yet that’s the definition placed on it by some in the ongoing reconciliation debate. There are various ways of stating it but the proper definition of denialism is this: “Denialism is the practice of refusing to accept the truth of scientific or other facts.” (Collins dictionary) Claiming, for example, that the murder of millions in the Holocaust is a hoax, despite undeniable physical evidence. Anyone who questions the existence of unmarked graves at residential schools runs the risk of being branded a “racist” or a “denialist. But the existence of unmarked graves, containing the remains of children who were in attendance at the schools, hasn’t been proven. Those who use the technology to search for graves caution that their findings can’t be considered definitive proof of the presence of human remains. In other words, ground penetrating radar can’t provide scientific truth on the issue of unmarked graves. There’s a way to obtain empirical evidence, however, and that’s to excavate. Only a handful of residential school grounds have been excavated and so far nothing has been found. [...]

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ROTHENBURGER – BC Conservatives and a misunderstanding of ‘denialism’

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