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How should our representatives try to form an informed understanding about the world around them, and make predictions about the consequences of various courses
by VikingCoder 4y ago
How should our representatives try to form an informed understanding about the world around them, and make predictions about the consequences of various courses of action?
Should representatives pay particular attention to scientists?
If all else were equal, and one candidate said scientists cannot be trusted, and the other one said we should look to science to guide us, which candidate would you rather vote for?
- jjcon 4y agoI’m not sure how any of your questions are relevant to the current discussion (or they should already seem obvious) but I’ll answer them anyway. My point isn’t to diminish the role of science, only to point out that science is again inherently descriptive, not prescriptive. > How should our representatives try to form an informed understanding about the world around them, and make predictions about the consequences of various courses of action? Through science > Should representatives pay particular attention to scientists? Certainly, my first comment was that politics should absolutely be informed by science. > If all else were equal, and one candidate said scientists cannot be trusted, and the other one said we should look to science to guide us, which candidate would you rather vote for? The latter obviously.
- VikingCoder 4y agoDo you get that there are people who vehemently disagree with you? Who look on scientists with contempt?
- jjcon 4y agoYes? Again though what does that have to do with the topic here?