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Scientists are not magical logic faeries separated from the seething mass of culture by a wall of pure mathematics. Science is intertwined in life. Once you ha
by lotsofmangos 12y ago
Scientists are not magical logic faeries separated from the seething mass of culture by a wall of pure mathematics. Science is intertwined in life.
Once you have found that a species is being wiped out, you could stand on the sidelines and measure its decline, watching dispassionately, knowing that you can reach a good solid conclusion about what was killing them when the last dissection is fully documented, or you could chose to interfere and try and prevent the extinction.
However, if what is killing them is well funded human activity, you do not have a hope in hell of interfering successfully without getting political.
- badgersandjam 12y agoYou'd make a good politician because you make a bad human now with all that word twisting.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoI'd make a rubbish politician. I'd end up telling too much of the electorate that I think they are talking utter bollocks. Also, I'm useless at feigning appeasement for the purposes of advancement, so any political career would in all likelihood be extremely brief. However, from a purely Bayesian perspective, based on looking at your other comments, I am rather glad that you say I am a bad human.
- dang 12y agoPersonal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News.
- spainispain 12y agoLet's see if it's true, Mr. Torquemada. :-P