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97% of scientists agree with their source of funding.
by waych 5y ago
97% of scientists agree with their source of funding.
- breakyerself 5y agoFunny how they keep saying the same shit even when climate denying idiots come to power and try to shut them up.
- waych 5y agoClimate change idiots are no better, relying on lies and bullshit "consensus" numbers that are selectively biased by their funding. I'm sure you would find results that are diametrically opposed to climate change if you looked at studies funded by say, oil companies, and there is no doubt in mind as to the bias implied in that direction. The harsh reality is that things are more nuanced than either side would have you believe, and throwing numbers like "90% consensus" is a fallacious way to bully an argument, and isn't at all scientific on its own.
- breakyerself 5y agoActually Exxon Mobil did have a privately funded climate science program during most of the 1970s and early 1980s. Those scientists published papers which agreed with what they described as the "Emerging consensus" that human emissions of greenhouse gasses are driving global warming. They even made projections that by 2020 with 420ppm of co2 we should expect around 1C of warming above preindustrial temps. Which is exactly what happened. Eventually Exxon shut down the division and spent the next 35 years paying public relations agencies to spread misinformation and doubt about the science. Including the false narrative that scientists are being paid to manufacture global warming. There have always been mercenary scientists like Willie Soon who solicite industry to produce shoddy science that protects their interests. The same thing happened with the lead, asbestos, and tobacco industries. The majority of scientists are not in it for the money. They became scientists to advance human knowledge. That's the entire point of being a scientist. Your conception of the field is cynical and not rooted in reality.
- waych 5y agoOh you found the representative 3%! Funny how their funding stopped hmmm?
- breakyerself 5y agoYou've clearly made your mind up on cultural grounds and you're just here to be a culture warrior
- waych 5y agoYou are a mind reader? Cool. How have I made up my mind?
- breakyerself 5y agoI'm not a mind reader. It's just a safe bet.
- waych 5y agoA safe bet that what? That you embarrass yourself by assigning beliefs to people you know nothing about? Sure.