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These people do not participate in science.

by div 12y ago

skylan_q 12y ago
Next up: muting people who don't agree with the fact that inflation is good because the only people who deny it don't participate in economics.
- nav1 12y ago
  But science isn't about someone agreeing with a theory. If you can disprove a theory, great. Otherwise no one really cares about your flawed arguments.
  - skylan_q 12y ago
    But science isn't about someone agreeing with a theory. Those who advocate blocking dissent with theories in the name of science would disagree. Apparently, it's more important that people agree with a body of work that is largely impenetrable than it is to question it or disagree with it.
    - muuh-gnu 12y ago
      There is no time left to debate any more, we now have to act or we're all gonna die. Suppressing dissent by a Soviet style thought police is a small price to pay if the future of the human species is at stake. I for one, fully and sincerely and deeply believe in climate change, and I welcome our new bolsheviks in lab coats overlords.
    - icebraining 12y ago
      But who is talking about blocking dissent? Not giving airtime on the BBC is blocking dissent, now? Should they also give airtime to the flat-earth society? The BBC is not a scientific journal, it's a mass-media organization. It's not its job to promote every little scientific theory.
pling 12y ago
They should ban Songs of Praise as well then... Edit: if you're going to down vote at least have the balls to explain your position.
- div 12y ago
  I didn't downvote, but your comment is not pertinent. The post to which I replied ironically stated that this is "a great victory for science", to which I responded that these people are not really participating in science (but rather playing politics). Your comment on banning Songs of Praise seems to imply that I'd like all non-scientific TV to be curbed or banned, which is a straw man argument.

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These people do not participate in science.

by div 12y ago

These people do not participate in science.

skylan_q 12y ago
Next up: muting people who don't agree with the fact that inflation is good because the only people who deny it don't participate in economics.
- nav1 12y ago
  But science isn't about someone agreeing with a theory. If you can disprove a theory, great. Otherwise no one really cares about your flawed arguments.
  - skylan_q 12y ago
    But science isn't about someone agreeing with a theory. Those who advocate blocking dissent with theories in the name of science would disagree. Apparently, it's more important that people agree with a body of work that is largely impenetrable than it is to question it or disagree with it.
    - muuh-gnu 12y ago
      There is no time left to debate any more, we now have to act or we're all gonna die. Suppressing dissent by a Soviet style thought police is a small price to pay if the future of the human species is at stake. I for one, fully and sincerely and deeply believe in climate change, and I welcome our new bolsheviks in lab coats overlords.
    - icebraining 12y ago
      But who is talking about blocking dissent? Not giving airtime on the BBC is blocking dissent, now? Should they also give airtime to the flat-earth society? The BBC is not a scientific journal, it's a mass-media organization. It's not its job to promote every little scientific theory.
pling 12y ago
They should ban Songs of Praise as well then... Edit: if you're going to down vote at least have the balls to explain your position.
- div 12y ago
  I didn't downvote, but your comment is not pertinent. The post to which I replied ironically stated that this is "a great victory for science", to which I responded that these people are not really participating in science (but rather playing politics). Your comment on banning Songs of Praise seems to imply that I'd like all non-scientific TV to be curbed or banned, which is a straw man argument.