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Yet people doing climate science have enemies, and not imagined ones. This is not just group-think conjuring an imaginary "them." This is true regardless of wh
by crux_ 17y ago
Yet people doing climate science have enemies, and not imagined ones. This is not just group-think conjuring an imaginary "them."
This is true regardless of whether you believe in their integrity or not, and as a result they can no longer behave objectively, even if it turns out that their conclusions were reached in a thoroughly objective manner.
- dschobel 17y agoIf the scientists can no longer behave objectively then they've already lost everything.
- jongraehl 17y agoThat's an impractical statement.
- dschobel 17y agoThe scientists' job is specifically to do science and be impartial to the results. How can that possibly be a controversial statement?
- madebylaw 17y agoNo human can possibly behave objectively in all situations. We are constantly under the influence of bias (whether conscious or unconscious).
- crux_ 17y agoIs this true of evolutionary biologists? After all, they too have had to behave in a highly non-objective manner due to attacks from external enemies...
- dschobel 17y agoWhat behavior are you referring to? I've never heard any allegations of cooking data or data hiding by any respected evolutionary biologist.
- crux_ 17y agoEvolution-related political activism, for example. Hardly "objective." Edit to add another pertinent example: Choosing research subjects specifically to debunk their critics.
- sp332 17y agoJust because they're really out to get you doesn't mean you're not paranoid.