I believe science but am sceptical of scientists

Feb 10, 2019
7:47:10am

byujag All-American

I don't trust anybody who says "the science is settled" on anything bc that just tells me that they really don't care about the science and are trying to further an agenda.

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POLL: What is your level of science skepticism?

chilango

2/10/19 5:56am

Dependent upon the source of its funding.

LeftOfNormal

2/10/19 6:28am

Do you then give extra credence if the results are contrary to the perceived

Defenestrator

2/10/19 8:37am

Ooo ooo, if I say yes, do you promise to link 7 studies funded by big oil that

LeftOfNormal

2/10/19 9:27am

It was a simple question. You avoiding it tells me all I need to know.

Defenestrator

2/10/19 9:53am

THIS is the worst argument on CB

Squeegee

2/10/19 9:57am

LeftOfNormal's response made it clear that he knows exactly where this logical

Defenestrator

2/10/19 10:12am

It was a gotcha question and you know it. That you'd respond thusly to my

LeftOfNormal

2/10/19 10:05am

Just because it backs you into a corner doesn't make it invalid.

Defenestrator

2/10/19 10:13am

I believe all these things,

Noni Fruit

2/10/19 6:30am

Ironic considering your board name

SJS

2/10/19 8:11am

RE: POLL: What is your level of science skepticism?

Texas Hammer

2/10/19 7:21am

Mine has to do with those who try to influence science or misinterpret

KingDave

2/10/19 7:22am

Yeah I don't care for climate deniers, anti-vaxxers or anti-evolutionists either

DapperDan

2/10/19 7:44am

It can and does happen on both sides

coolcats

2/10/19 7:52am

Like telling us we have "10 years to save the planet" for the past 25 years?

AZ Coug

2/10/19 11:57am

They weren't wrong

Dissenter

2/10/19 2:32pm

Is this TIC? Or your true thoughts on the matter?

StalwartBraveTrue

2/13/19 1:21pm

What do you mean? It's not an opinion

Dissenter

2/13/19 1:50pm

Mass extinction question.

StalwartBraveTrue

2/13/19 11:12pm

I believe science but am sceptical of scientists

byujag

2/10/19 7:47am

The problem is, science has now become politics. To get funding,

coolblue

2/10/19 7:56am

I’m pretty sure this is what Pope Urban said to Galileo.

chilango

2/10/19 8:31am

I’m pretty sure the reverse was true.

Misteak

2/10/19 8:34am

Are you saying that the anti-science forces are usually well-funded by those

chilango

2/10/19 8:37am

If by anti-science, you mean agenda-driven instead of truth-driven science, then

Misteak

2/10/19 8:43am

Right, anti-science = agenda-driven the vast majority of the time.

chilango

2/10/19 8:56am

True. The other problem is that it is hard to accept everything that might

WizeGuise

2/10/19 9:32am

They could have added gender biology to one of the sciences some people are

Misteak

2/10/19 8:32am

That would be a really interesting one because you could get almost everyone who

Y2k

2/10/19 1:59pm

THE EARTH IS FLAT!!!!!!! Oh sorry..that just came out.

CarolinaCoug

2/10/19 9:07am

Fundamental misunderstanding of what science is on both sides here.

jvquarterback

2/10/19 1:16pm

Do you believe that he who records decides what is observed?

StalwartBraveTrue

2/10/19 2:07pm

30 of you said you don't believe these things?

Dissenter

2/10/19 2:35pm

I wager that the 30 doubters did not graduate with a degree in science.

Archaea

2/10/19 5:03pm

I mean, i have a 'useless' humanities degree, but I don't doubt climate change

Dissenter

2/10/19 5:14pm

As do I. I have two useless non-science degrees

Archaea

2/10/19 5:33pm

Wrong. Masters in environmental engineering.

Orem58thBall

2/11/19 12:58am

Most were radicals? Yeah, that ain't true

Dissenter

2/11/19 5:34am

RE: Wrong. Masters in environmental engineering.

Defenestrator

2/11/19 7:25am

Curious to know if studies of underwater volcanic activity has been included in

SolidBlue

2/11/19 3:35pm

Is there some indication that volcanic activity has increased?

Dissenter

2/11/19 3:41pm

I have no idea. Just thought that there might be alternative reason for the

SolidBlue

2/11/19 4:03pm

You haven't noticed a difference in climate over your lifetime?

Dissenter

2/11/19 4:19pm

Well, I live in a dessert climate and frankly I’ve noticed a lot of snow in

SolidBlue

2/11/19 4:30pm

No, my knowledge of underwater volcanic activity is 101 level, at best

Dissenter

2/11/19 4:36pm

So, is it fair to say that consensus is inconclusive?

SolidBlue

2/11/19 5:03pm

Volcanic CO2 emissions don't come anywhere close to anthropogenic emissions.

Defenestrator

2/12/19 8:42am

Almost up to 40 now.

chilango

2/10/19 6:22pm

Science is not about consensus.

Orem58thBall

2/10/19 4:39pm

But science is improving and radical thinkers won't be unearthing

Archaea

2/10/19 5:00pm

This isn’t so much about science as it is about people lack of an ability to see

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