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You should be downvoted for adding nothing to the discussion.

bugsy 16y ago
What I add to the conversation is the observation that groupthinkers enforce conformity with downvotes. I read the article and agreed with it. It is a topic I have thought about quite a bit, the weird cult thinking about "science" where science thinking means agreeing with groupthink that has been promoted by corporate interests and special interest groups through their puppets in media and government. Those who question the agenda or ask for evidence are called morons who don't understand science. True science is nothing to do with any of that. The scientific illiteracy we hear about is coming from the groupthinkers that claim they respect science.
- tensor 16y ago
  There is an enormous amount of scholarly articles written on the topic. Unless you have read a good majority of them, you are not speaking from any sort of position of knowledge. I personally have not read a majority of them, and as such I defer to the conclusions of those who have, the climate research community. What you are demonstrating is precisely group think. You do not have a professional depth of knowledge on the topic, but will quickly claim that those who do are all incorrect. The fact that you've thought a lot about it does not mean anything. Even if you've read a handfull of cherry picked articles, it does not mean you have any sort of expertise on the matter.
- Locke1689 16y ago
  What? What kind of cognitive dissonance allowed you to equate Agree with the article. Here I now await my downvotes from the groupthinkers. with an actual argument. Here, let me translate your comment for you: Me too! Also, if you don't like my worthless comment, fuck you!
- anamax 16y ago
  > What I add to the conversation is the observation that groupthinkers enforce conformity with downvotes. No, you didn't add that. What you added was "only meanies will disagree with me". And, even if you had added that, it's not all that interesting without specific support. After all, they didn't actually laugh at Einstein but they did laugh at Bozo the Clown.

bugsy 16y ago

What I add to the conversation is the observation that groupthinkers enforce conformity with downvotes. I read the article and agreed with it. It is a topic I have thought about quite a bit, the weird cult thinking about "science" where science thinking means agreeing with groupthink that has been promoted by corporate interests and special interest groups through their puppets in media and government. Those who question the agenda or ask for evidence are called morons who don't understand science. True science is nothing to do with any of that. The scientific illiteracy we hear about is coming from the groupthinkers that claim they respect science.

tensor 16y ago
There is an enormous amount of scholarly articles written on the topic. Unless you have read a good majority of them, you are not speaking from any sort of position of knowledge. I personally have not read a majority of them, and as such I defer to the conclusions of those who have, the climate research community. What you are demonstrating is precisely group think. You do not have a professional depth of knowledge on the topic, but will quickly claim that those who do are all incorrect. The fact that you've thought a lot about it does not mean anything. Even if you've read a handfull of cherry picked articles, it does not mean you have any sort of expertise on the matter.
Locke1689 16y ago
What? What kind of cognitive dissonance allowed you to equate Agree with the article. Here I now await my downvotes from the groupthinkers. with an actual argument. Here, let me translate your comment for you: Me too! Also, if you don't like my worthless comment, fuck you!
anamax 16y ago
> What I add to the conversation is the observation that groupthinkers enforce conformity with downvotes. No, you didn't add that. What you added was "only meanies will disagree with me". And, even if you had added that, it's not all that interesting without specific support. After all, they didn't actually laugh at Einstein but they did laugh at Bozo the Clown.