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I'm just not sure what more research the poster is implying other than "let's wait and see if people die"

• feet 4y ago
  I agree, there's a ton of research at this point and the people saying otherwise are just trying to obfuscate reality to protect themselves and the way they do things
  • bowsamic 4y ago
    Exactly, it's an avoidance tactic. We already know and there is still huge consensus, but the problem is so huge and difficult and requires so much sacrifice that everyone is just like "welll maybe we should wait for a bit and see what happens, just to check..." I know it's trite but, don't look up
• pessimizer 4y ago
  It's part of the scientific rule that says that speculating about the possibility of something happening before it has already happened is just fearmongering i.e. "it always worked perfectly until it didn't", "don't worry, I haven't fallen yet..." or "these safeguards are just slowing us down."
  • feet 4y ago
    I'm a scientist, I never learned that rule nor have I heard any other scientist mention it. Where does that come from? We literally try to build models to make predictions, that claim is nonsense
    • kergonath 4y ago
      I thought it was sarcasm, or more exactly how some people say science should be when they do not agree with reality. Of course, the whole point of science is to make predictions. Kind of like “global warming will increase the probability of heat waves significantly in the near future” they were saying 10 years ago.
      • feet 4y ago
        That's definitely possible, but with statements I've seen from people in earnest it's quite hard to tell