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The problem is he's "the science guy" which by extension many laypeople associate with actual scientists. By attending the SOTU, to laypeople it makes it look
by debt 9y ago
The problem is he's "the science guy" which by extension many laypeople associate with actual scientists.
By attending the SOTU, to laypeople it makes it look like scientists agree with the president's positions on climate change.
Unfortunately, I believe this demonization of Bill Nye is appropriate.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoHow is this an appropriate attitude to have? Not attacking you, but are you saying that NO scientist or "science guys" can try and influence politics right now just because there is someone in the office who, very obviously, doesn't understand science? Edit: I believe if you want to change behavior, you model the behavior yourself. If you shut yourself out of the discussion, then so will others. You don't tell people how to fish, you show them how to fish. You don't tell people to learn science, you show them the science.
- debt 9y agoIt's more of a PR issue. It seems the large community of scientists, disagree strongly with Trump's positions on nearly everything. Bill Nye circumvents that community completely but yet still represents an entry point of science for many(most?) laypeople. I don't think laypeople are nuanced enough to know that a "science guy" isn't a "scientist". So it's setting back scientists a little bit from a PR perspective by having this hack be seen publicly associating with the Trump administration.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoThen they need to step up and start influencing Trump. You can't wait until the next election. That fool might get re-elected.
- mcguire 9y agoYou can show people how to fish without appearing at a PR dog-and pony show with someone who is actively opposed to what you claim to want to do.
- themistocle 9y agoWho would have known or even cared were it not for this denounciation?