The Public's ebbing trust in complex science

[Hansmeister]

It is amazing how gullible people will believe anything simply based on somebody's assertion of expert authority.

I agree.  It is amazing how you vomit out such information as if it were absolutely true.

You might want to pick up reading instead of relying on blind faith.  Who knows, you might learn something.  Then again just going with the flow is so much easier, no need to examine facts, no need to challenge authority.

[DGuller]

You might want to pick up reading instead of relying on blind faith.  Who knows, you might learn something.  Then again just going with the flow is so much easier, no need to examine facts, no need to challenge authority.

[Razgovory]

I'm always amazed that in this country a politician or pundit can say "don't believe anyone but me.  Anyone who contradicts me (such as the media or scientists or whatever), is a liar", and people will actually do what he says.  Soviet leaders didn't have that kind of control over their people.

[Razgovory]

You might want to pick up reading instead of relying on blind faith.  Who knows, you might learn something.  Then again just going with the flow is so much easier, no need to examine facts, no need to challenge authority.

http://www.nationalreview.com/

Your first, last, and only stop for reading facts and not relying on blind faith.

[Hansmeister]

You might want to pick up reading instead of relying on blind faith.  Who knows, you might learn something.  Then again just going with the flow is so much easier, no need to examine facts, no need to challenge authority.

Good, persuasive argument.  Exactly what I expect from the envirofundies.

[grumbler]

I am disappointed. Only half of the Shrillustrious Brigade is here, and so the Shrillumination is only half as bright as it should be.  Where is Martinus?

My popcorn grows cold.

[Ed Anger]

Shrillumination

You have to be a 10th level poof to cast that.

[DGuller]

You might want to pick up reading instead of relying on blind faith.  Who knows, you might learn something.  Then again just going with the flow is so much easier, no need to examine facts, no need to challenge authority.

Good, persuasive argument.  Exactly what I expect from the envirofundies.

What do you expect?  Not only did you provide the setup for the joke, but you then also went ahead and told the joke itself.  How can I say anything to top the quoted text?

In case it's not clear to you what I mean, let me elaborate.  As a poster, you have a reputation for regurgitating the most extreme of viewpoints, and only doing that.  The kind of sick mind that would come up with the stuff you parrot certainly is not capable of rationally analyzing facts on their own, and neither does the sick mind that blindly adheres to it.  Therefore, to hear you lecture people about thinking on their own invites uncontrollable laughter.

Is it completely fair to characterize you in this way, to imply that you're nothing but a drone?  Of course, without a doubt.  The only time you employ critical thinking is when trying to decide which NRO talking point applies to the thread in question.

[grumbler]

What do you expect?  Not only did you provide the setup for the joke, but you then also went ahead and told the joke itself.  How can I say anything to top the quoted text?

In case it's not clear to you what I mean, let me elaborate.  As a poster, you have a reputation for regurgitating the most extreme of viewpoints, and only doing that.  The kind of sick mind that would come up with the stuff you parrot certainly is not capable of rationally analyzing facts on their own, and neither does the sick mind that blindly adheres to it.  Therefore, to hear you lecture people about thinking on their own invites uncontrollable laughter.

Is it completely fair to characterize you in this way, to imply that you're nothing but a drone?  Of course, without a doubt.  The only time you employ critical thinking is when trying to decide which NRO talking point applies to the thread in question.

Wow.  Irony is not just the opposite of wrinkly.

[Zanza]

Evidence that global climate change is happening is very strong.

Evidence that global climate change is happening due to human activity is less convincing, but still pretty good.

Evidence that Hong Kong should do something about global climate change is, however, very weak.

Evidence that I personally should lower my standard of living for the off chance that a sufficiently large number of people in the rest of the world will do the same thing just so global climate change can be averted is absolutely nil

http://www.chinahush.com/2009/10/21/amazing-pictures-pollution-in-china/

[Hansmeister]

You might want to pick up reading instead of relying on blind faith.  Who knows, you might learn something.  Then again just going with the flow is so much easier, no need to examine facts, no need to challenge authority.

http://www.nationalreview.com/

Your first, last, and only stop for reading facts and not relying on blind faith.

More like the famous, right-wing Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/01/leaked-emails-climate-jones-chinese
Or Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,674087,00.html
Or the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/dailypolitics/andrewneil/2010/01/the_dam_is_cracking.html
Or the Tines of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ramesh-turns-heat-on-Pachauri-over-glacier-melt-scare/articleshow/5474586.cms
Or the Times of London http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6999975.ece
Or the Daily Telegraph http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100017393/climategate-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-anthropogenic-global-warming/
The UK Spectator http://www.spectator.co.uk/print/politics/all/5749853/the-global-warming-guerrillas.thtml

etc, etc.  Only the cool-aid drinkers still buy the global warming hoax.

[Hansmeister]

You might want to pick up reading instead of relying on blind faith.  Who knows, you might learn something.  Then again just going with the flow is so much easier, no need to examine facts, no need to challenge authority.

Good, persuasive argument.  Exactly what I expect from the envirofundies.

What do you expect?  Not only did you provide the setup for the joke, but you then also went ahead and told the joke itself.  How can I say anything to top the quoted text?

In case it's not clear to you what I mean, let me elaborate.  As a poster, you have a reputation for regurgitating the most extreme of viewpoints, and only doing that.  The kind of sick mind that would come up with the stuff you parrot certainly is not capable of rationally analyzing facts on their own, and neither does the sick mind that blindly adheres to it.  Therefore, to hear you lecture people about thinking on their own invites uncontrollable laughter.

Is it completely fair to characterize you in this way, to imply that you're nothing but a drone?  Of course, without a doubt.  The only time you employ critical thinking is when trying to decide which NRO talking point applies to the thread in question.

And just like a typical lefty you are unable to make a coherent argument other than "if you disagree with me you're wrong".

[DGuller]

And just like a typical lefty you are unable to make a coherent argument other than "if you disagree with me you're wrong".

Are we arguing about global warming?

[grumbler]

And just like a typical lefty you are unable to make a coherent argument other than "if you disagree with me you're wrong".

Are we arguing about global warming?

Surely not even you could believe that!  The argument is about man's contribution to it, and therefor man's ability to influence it.  Personally, I haven't made up my mind on the latter, and my faith in the former is quite shaken.

And you?

[DGuller]

Surely not even you could believe that!  The argument is about man's contribution to it, and therefor man's ability to influence it.  Personally, I haven't made up my mind on the latter, and my faith in the former is quite shaken.

And you?

Honestly, I never really cared about the topic.  The only exception was the effect of GW on hurricane frequency, but that was work-related.  I don't like to pontificate about the subjects where it's impossible for me to have the tools to reason some things out on my own.  Regardless of that, I know better than to put any stock into what people who embrace anti-intellectualism as a religion think about the subject.

I just joined this scramble when Hansy made himself the subject.